4spd340Swinger
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Question for the Guru's! 1st pic is the shifter in my Dart. The 2nd pic is a Dart being sold at Mecum Indy in July. Both cars are bench seats. What are your thoughts??? Thanks
only see one picture
I think yes F bodies and 72 up A bodies??That shifter handle I have pictured is out of a 69 same up to 73 that I have. The handle the PO pictured is out of a Aspen-Volare
I can see that, makes sense.I always assumed the 3 bend handles were for bench cars.
Inlands were used in up to 67 accept I thought there was a 1 year Hurst used in the early A bodies, possibly on the 273 4bbl cars.
So that answers the original Question from 4speed340Swinger.69 darts had two shifters console and non console. The floor bracket kept the seat from coming to far forward and interfering with the shifter in 2nd or 4th on a bench car. 69 was the only year that I saw with the bent hurst for a console. Except for one 71. They may have had them in late 68?
Post #12 shows the difference between the OEM installed Hurst shifter handles & the aftermarket Hurst shifter bought by folks who didn't like the slop in the rubber bushings of the inland shifters.
I have confused that shifter myself with the 69 and newer a-body handles. That first picture looks to be a Volare/Aspen overdriveThe very first shifter pictured is for at least a 68-72 non console A body from Hurst, maybe a 67 A body. I had that same handle in at least 4 68-72 cars, some I changed out the Inland shifter to an aftermarket Hurst shifter because of the rubber bushings on the Inland where the handle mated to the shifter itself.
The slop was not just in the bushings. The Inland shifters were not even close to a Hurst shifter. The aftermarket A body Hurst did not have a bolt on handle. It was welded to the shifter, except later Hurst offerings using a generic Hurst shifter. Post #12 shows the 68 to 71 bench seat bayonet handle and the 71 1/2 up 4 speed bolt in handle.
Brewer's Performance - Mopar A833 4-Speed Transmission and Component Specialists
Brewer's Performance - Mopar A833 4-Speed Transmission and Component Specialists
OK I HAVE A 69 A BODY BARRACUDA THAT HAD THE ORIGINAL BAYONET SHIFTER, I REMOVED IT WHEN I PUT IN A CONSOLE AND NEEDED TO HAVE THE CONSOLE SHIFTER (BENT SHIFTER)
WHEN I BOUGHT THE SHIFTER FROM BREWERS ( WHO HAVE BEEN GREAT WITH ME AND MY NEEDS) I ENDED UP GETTING THE SHIFTER THAT HAS THE 2 SCREWS.
OBLIVIOUS TO SCREW ON AND BAYONET SHIFTERS I JUST PLACED IT IN AND HAVE BEEN USING IT EVER SINCE ( 2 YRS NOW) NOT LONG AGO I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS THIS DIFFERENCE AND BOUGHT A PIECE THEY SELL THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO PUT THE SCREW ON SHIFTER USING THE BAYONET CORRECTOR.
WHAT I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WAS HOW DID THE BENT SHIFTER WORK ( STILL DOES) AND NOT BEING A BAYONET STYLE SHIFTER ?
THIS IS WHY I'M NOT TOO KEEN ON WHICH SHIFTER I USE ANY MORE, SO LONG AS IT WORKS.