I used a Hurst short throw t-5 shifter unit I picked up used on E-bay. The Hurst unit, unlike the stock unit and B&M units, just has a flat piece of steel with two threaded holes in it that you bolt a shifter handle to.
I cut off the bottom of my stock 4 speed shifter, welded a piece of 3/8" stock to the bottom of the rod and once the boot is in place over the shifter, it looks stock, except for the fact that it is closer to the seat.
Originally I had an s-10 tranny with a firebird shifter. I don't think the firebird/camaro shifters are any shorter throw than the stock s-10, but they could be. The reason I wanted the camaro/firebird shifter is that it sticks straight up from the shift box while the s-10 has an angle. The firebird shifter mounted right up to the s-10 box, no problem.
The stock s-10, camaro/firebird and aftermarket b&M short throw shifter all have threaded rods coming out of them. When I was going to use one of those and my original shifter rod I planned on welding a threaded nut to the bottom of the original shifter, like the one welded to the bottom of the stock shifter. I found them at Lowe's and NAPA in thier bolt bins.
