Shift Lever "fab-up" session

[Southcity]

I never liked the original Hurst shift lever that came with the truck when I purchased it, short, skinny and somewhat wimpy looking for a longbed truck plus it practically hit the bench seat in second and fourth so time to fab-up a custom one. I wanted more height and to bring it away from the seat some (more big-rig style) so I grabbed a piece of 3/4 round - a couple rounds of "heat, bend, cut and grind" and this is the result.

Before shot, way to short


Pulled into my buddies welding shop


What we started with, 3ft of 3/4 round then built a jig on the welding table


The heat treatment


Start Bending