LO23 Clone, Shifter Lockout Install

jpharley said
Dave, I was able to have a friend look at my lockout rod. I was shocked to discover it is actually 1/4 inch ALL THREAD covered with a plastic sheath. It is 8 inches long end to end and double nutted at the bottom. I DOUBT that is factory. I'm considering having a machinist friend make a new one out of 1/4 inch rod. See below...

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I have four of these lockout mechanisms, and I believe this is how they were sold by Hurst. Two are NOS and have a darker finish. As for the threaded rod, I think this was for making it easy to shorten, as we can see have been done on some of the cars. The one NOS I have, is still in an unopened box, and I can´t check this rod...