Let's See Your Factory Consoles with Ratchet Shifters.

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I installed a Hurst Quarter Stick in a stock auto console. I cut the center bar out of the stock shifter opening and it fits very tight, but operates perfectly. I used aluminum angle to make a bracket and mount it directly to the console top.

I am very happy with it, however it is back out right now because I don't love the red console top so that is being redone. It is a very simple install with swap meet parts but I think it turned out great. It is a Barracuda top in a Duster, I know.

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That's sweet!. Badass..
 
Hurst Pro-Matic 2 in a 65 console. Imagine a stock console with a solid black ball on top and HURST on the shifter shaft, thats the only difference..and you cant run the stock ashtray. no pics off hand.
I'm digging it... fixing to order one tonight but I'm not sure what I could get I don't want to mess with my factory console
 
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cheeta in a factory
Would like to see how people installed aftermarket Ratchet Shifters while maintaining their Factory Auto Console.
What Make and Model Shifter did you use and what Modifications were required?
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turbo action cheeta in a factory console---ended up moving it back so I could shift w/ harness on , did eliminate the ash tray..
 
Just installed my Turbo Action shifter. I moved the shifter back about were the ash tray was. I didn't want to cut up the original top so I cut out a plastic top and put carpet on it to finish it off. Might black out the wood grain yet on the console lid.

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Another Cheetah. Used a '69 console lid. Covered it with Kydex that closely matches the dash texture.
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This isn't my car, but is the shifter that I have put in my Barracuda. 1970 E-body slapstick with a '66-68 shift handle/ball/detent. The only mod is shortening of the upper arm on the vertical shaft from an effective 2.5" to 2.25" (center of hole to center of hole). The last pic is before I modified the arm, but you can see which two holes I am talking about.

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This isn't my car, but is the shifter that I have put in my Barracuda. 1970 E-body slapstick with a '66-68 shift handle/ball/detent. The only mod is shortening of the upper arm on the vertical shaft from an effective 2.5" to 2.25" (center of hole to center of hole). The last pic is before I modified the arm, but you can see which two holes I am talking about.

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Any pics or details about the upper arm mods?
I have a Slapstick shifter in the "this summer" pile for our '66 Cuda..
 
Any pics or details about the upper arm mods?
I have a Slapstick shifter in the "this summer" pile for our '66 Cuda..

No pics that I can find and the car isn't here right now. But, the basics of it is that you need to drill a new hole on the end away from the vertical (through the floor) rod at 2-1/4" instead of 2-1/2" (center to center) of the original. It will need to be offset a little, but that isn't a big deal.
 
Been working on a B&M Pro Stick into a stock console. No modifications to the factory auto top plate incase I switch back to the stock shifter at some point. The gear indicator piece that attaches to the bottom side needed modifications. I found a spare at a swap meet so I didn't have to cut up the original one. Should look pretty cool when done. Is it worth it? Probably not but I already had the shifter so why not.
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No pics that I can find and the car isn't here right now. But, the basics of it is that you need to drill a new hole on the end away from the vertical (through the floor) rod at 2-1/4" instead of 2-1/2" (center to center) of the original. It will need to be offset a little, but that isn't a big deal.

Was at the car today, but we never lowered it far enough on the lift for me to get a pic. Perhaps this week. Might even get it home this week with the rust patched and ready for me to finish it.
 
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