whats the best way to bend a handle

RaniDart70 said

what if it dont sell for what i have in to it .....and i doubt i can find an a-body one so easy and even if i find a known A-body unit it will prolly be priced way too high.

if i sell it before i replace it ....what if i end up with no handle.


the other one in the pic that is a known A-body handle is not mine ....im just borrowing it for reference.


thats just what is going through my brain lol.

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if you don't want to heat bend it and ruin the chrome you can make a Wedge shim that goes where the bolt holes go and use slightly longer grade 8 bolts. I did that in my B body with a 442 hurst shifter I liked. It worked great after I remembered to put locktite on it. I took a square piece of stock the thickness(drill holes FIRST, I forgot the first time) I needed and used a grinding wheel to get the right angle. after it got test fitted I smoothed everything out. worked great. sold the car 6 years later and still going strong.

reason 's why I would do it this way are"
1. when you find a good a body shifter you just unbolt the one you have
2. since you didn't ruin the shape or chrome of the one you have now. you can re-sell it for a high dollar amount to the GM guys.
win win in my book (but I'm lazy also!)