Shifter... What did I buy?!

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JAndrea

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So I bought this on Craigslist from a guy that sounded like he knew what he had... He was selling an A body A833 transmission, and this was going with it. He sold the tranny to someone else, but this was left behind (should have been a red flag).

For some reason I didn't have him send me pictures... Live and learn. He only charged me $55 with shipping so not terrible, but does anybody have a clue what this is?

The only number I see anywhere on the part is 8026.

I found this website with pics and it sure looks like the same unit to me... Mr Gasket/Hurst ... Muncie:
FS: Mr. Gasket/Hurst Competition Plus 4 Speed Shifter for Muncie or Borg Warner

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I have never had a Mr gasket shifter but it looks pretty close to a Hurst. I would have to mount it
up just to see how well or bad they worked.
I would say that is pretty old and you probably could make a few bucks selling it on eBay if you didn't like how it shifts. My gut tells me there is a reason everyone wanted a Hurst back in the day.
 
mr. gasket and indy and ect... well hurst climbed to be # 1 for the shifting croud . and even some of hurst's oem stuff was junk as well . but if you don't mind popping out n grinding gears any shifter will do . i know i don't run anything else , unless its just what the numbers say it needs to be in that vehicle .
 
Yeah... I was definitely seeing a little bit of profit could be made in a sale as well. Here's a good bit of Hurst history...

In 1987, the Hurst operations were sold by Sunbeam and became part of the Mr. Gasket Company. In 2007, B&M Racing and Performance Products bought the Hurst brand.[8]

Hurst Performance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
I would clean it up, lube it and see if it works.
 
RustyRatRod said:
I would clean it up, lube it and see if it works.
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I think i will. I'll just have to see if it mounts to my 833. I'm building this all from nothing so I don't have any reference over than the manuals.
 
here is a pic of an early type a body trans and shifter . it will be the same mounting and rods . hope it helps .

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JAndrea said:
I think i will. I'll just have to see if it mounts to my 833. I'm building this all from nothing so I don't have any reference over than the manuals.
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It will mount to it fine. Do you have the correct A body shifter adapter? All of those shifters like that are made the SAME and mount the SAME, across the board, whether they are Hurst, Mr Gasket, Who Flung Dung, or whatever. Plus, it is very obvious that it is a Mopar shifter, because of how the shifter mount is shaped. So you DID get a Mopar style shifter. As long as it works well, who cares what the brand name is?
 
I am currently running a Mr.Gasket Bang shifter. It's a little different than yours but the mainbody looks a lot like yours. Yours looks to be offset for a console.
If you take it apart, take pictures as you go.
I bought mine brand spanking new in about 1971 or 72. She's got over 200,000 miles on 'er. Best shifter I ever bought,minus the spaghetti rods.I built my own rods about 80,000/90,000 miles ago.
 
ajforms , is a shifting guy , he can help you though this . i have faith in his words . and aj i didn't play down your shifyer . i've just never had any good times with any one but hurst stuff . but even my hurst's gas been modified from time to time . rods more then the body , beafing them up , i can be a beast on that stick . lol , even broke hurst stuff !
 
The shifter levers in those pictures fit a Munce with the thru bolt shift shafts for attaching the levers. The little hole on the reverse lever that is bolted to where the shifter is suppose to be bolted is for the factory Muncie back up lights linkage to the switch which would be bolted to the side cover. The levers also fit Saginaws, 3 or 4 speed. If you use them on a MOPAR trans they will slop up and down eventually, no matter how tight you get the nut, causing your linkage adjustment to take a dump.

Russ.
 
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No I didn't take as a poke.
My opinion between the aftermarket Hurst an Mr.G is that the mainbodies are not the problem, on either of them.
Most problems are due to the adapter plate coming loose, or the tranny levers not staying put on the studs.
After that are those spaghetti rods. If you are ramming it in at 6500 plus, on the track,one guy said they are like trying to push a rope,lol.
So loc-tite the plate-screws and the stud-levers and either build new rods or bridge the wiennie ones.
And for track work; if you slick shift 2nd and 3rd but leave the brass in(for street), and shorten the stick to about 8 inches,then you won't have to ram so hard anymore.I don't recall missing a gear since 2004 when I did these mods.Oh yeah, I moved mine back almost between the buckets about 8 inches.Shifts at 7200 all day.
 
thank you ajforms , that will be a mod i'll issue into my designs . this car is a slow process but these new ideas will come in handy , lol . been wanting to short stick this , and pull the shifter up and back for the short shifter arm . this alum hemi trans is a slick'r .
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And I very much appreciate mechanical expertise all day long. Thanks all for sharing it. It makes projects like this much more attainable for those who are picking it all up fresh.
 
I've had a mr gasket shifter on the st10 in my 68 camaro for the past year. Haven't had any shifting issues, had to modify it (it had a non removable stick and wasn't offset) to work for my car but love it.

Also had a non worn out 1970's inland shifter, same thing zero problems. Both are the hurst clones.
 
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