The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks original 4 spd swap to muncie m20 in 1965 chevy

need help,,does anyone know of a kit to swap out original 4 spd to muncie m 20 from car,linkage etc,i dont want to cut new hole in floor or bench seat to accomidate shifter,,want to use exsisting hole.is there anyway to do this swap without cutting,want to keep original,what are my options,putting in 350,any input will be appreciated,,thanks

I've never heard of a kit like that. The hole for the Muncie will be in a pretty much different place.

I would say that the shifter will clear the seat, but Hurst did make a "Bench Seat Shifter" years ago if you were to have clearence problems. Not sure if it is still available today.

Bill

It took a while to find but I remembered reading several years ago about a shifter that does exactly what you describe. It's called a T&F Shifter. Here's a link:

http://www.hotrodscustomstuff.com/OLD_SITE/TFshifter.html

And here's another link with one happy customer, and a different phone number:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=427387

Pretty interesting. Never heard of a T & F. Years ago I had a P & G. That's another one that you never hear about.

The T & F looks kind of pricey for a brand new one, but looks like it will do the trick.

Bill

hey thanks guys,,i think its what i need,,im sure glad there is a place like this to find knowledgeable gents like yourselves,,thanks again,anything you else you guys know will be greatly appreciated,,

I just cut out the floor a little and fabbed an adapter that bolted on to my typical Comp plus shifter and the stick bolted to the adapter. It was two flat peices of aluminum with holes drilled in. Looked like a rectangle. Worked great.