hurst vertical gate

lil Scamper said
i have a hurst vgate shifter that iwant to install in my 74 scamp, i was wonderig if anyone knows how much modifying it will take, and if anyone has and shifter rods that might work for the abody length tail stock, the shifter was origanally on an abody 833 liberty proshifter that was converted for b body so the rods have been shorten, any help is appreciated

You'll probably end up with a good-sized hole in the transmission tunnel. As for the rods, I'm not entirely sure what'll be involved. If they need to go longer, you may be able to cut them on the long, straight sections and weld in sections of heavy-wall tube to put things where they need to be.

StrokerScamp said
Street car? If so, you might wanna rethink that. The V gate is a great race shifter, but is a real BEEOTCH to down shift. They go from high to first with ease, like when pullin off the strip access road, but downshiftin from one gear to the next is a PAIN. They were just not designed for the street.

I got the same thing from Super Shops when I bought one, but never found it to be that difficult to downshift. I quickly developed the habit of downshifting by placing my thumb on top of the T-handle, lifting the trigger with the middle and ring fingers and pushing/pulling the handle as needed. It's a little weird, but well worth the oops proofing that the mechanism affords. It was also fun to watch windshield repair guys struggle to move the car into a bay. There was a lot of "Hey, man. Where's reverse on this thing?" involved. 8)