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| | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | Where can I buy a long shifter arm? Mine isd about 8In. and I would like about 18 in.I know they make them | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 269 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 269 | Gazim, it looks like you have a Hurst Shifter. If you look with in the Hurst website you could find a shifter lever that will bolt on the shifter. Ebay has been pretty good for me to find a few things I either am looking for or to see the different variants of items. I purchased a Hurst shifter off of Ebay. Shifter . With the help of an good friend, we made the old shifter lever attach to the shifter. Mock up mock up 2 hole drilled finnished shifter and lever shifter box, shifter lever w/knob What ever you decide to go with, there are several shifter to choose from, you will just need to put in the time to look to see what will work for you. By the way, NICE truck. It made me miss my old 65 fleet side. Bread | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | cut the old one in the middle and weld the needed extra length in  Bill | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | Bill, I never thought of that. Bread, you pictures show the shifter I am using, Its the dang lever is too short on the t5 tranny. I need a longer lever, bent slightly closer to me. I saw one that wasn't for sale that looked right but Hurst doesn't show any at all on their web sight. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 269 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 269 | Gazim, Here is a link to Ebay S10 Hurst shifter . The shifter lever might work for you. Since you have a T5, you can use the regular S-10 shifter core and mod it and attach a longer lever. In the Tech Tips, Short Shifter for a T-5 Tranny , Mr Sandoval showed how to shorten the throw with the S10 shifter and bent the lever to be more strait upward. I like Joe's 37 pickup. Not just does he have a nice ride but he has the fifth gear. The shifter lever Mr Shorty showed me how to make, was quite easy. If you have the shop or the use of a shop, it took no longer then an hour to cut, weld, drill, and clean up. Just some additional ideas to help. Bread
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | Well the shifter is brand new, I just have to figure out how to get the knob nearer my butt. By the way, 5th gear IS nice. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,249 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,249 | See if Genie or Lokar have something for you. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,002 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,002 | If you can't find what your looking for there's a fix for what ya got. It's a six inch vise well mounted, some copper if you like your chrome, and a big box end wrench. I use a 1 inch box end wrench that gives me enough leverage that the knob goes where I want. If it a flat shifter I've used a one inch pipe clamp with success.  It's amazing what you can do with 3 feet of pipe for leverage. Big hammer not needed. Larry
I don't own a vehicle that isn't old enough to drink.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | I just have to figure out how to get the knob nearer my butt.
you need to eat more burgers......lol
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