Shifter

[David Flores]

I'm thinking about picking up a Mr. Gasket 3 speed shifter (#7667).

Has anyone ran one of these in there truck?

If so how far back does it sit in the cab?

[Jdub]

i have questions about this shifter myself. i actually bought that exact same one. but im a little confused on its installation. anyone who has done it care to share some insight?

[ChiefRocka]

Not sure about the Mr. Gasket...but my truck has the Hurst Indy universal 3-speed shifter.

Works pretty well....It came with an extension for use in trucks..but still kinda of low.

[David Flores]

Do you have any pictures of your shifter CheifRocka?
I'm curious to where it sits.

[ChiefRocka]

I will check....hold on...

[ChiefRocka]

Sorry man no pictures at the moment....I checked my build thread, and nothing there either.

All my pics are gone when my old PC crapped out.

I can take some tommorow, if you'd like....

[Jdub]

Originally Posted by ChiefRocka

Sorry man no pictures at the moment....I checked my build thread, and nothing there either.

All my pics are gone when my old PC crapped out.

I can take some tommorow, if you'd like....

please do take some pics. maybe how it mounts to the tranny. that would be great

[60ratrod]

i put a b&m z gate shifter in my truck and it was a fairly easy installation. i think that the hardest part was getting 1st gear to line up with the 1st gear position on the shifter

[ClassicAutoResto]

MR G shifters are CHEEEEEESY...... and the destructions are a pain in the a--
I have installed one in a 69 c10 and let me say NEVER again! Hurst or some of the others are probably fine. 16 years in auto parts and never kept a single MR G 3 speed sold....all have been returned at one time or another. Jerry

[ChiefRocka]

Here's a couple of shots of the shifter in different positions. The duct-tape on the floor...that's actually an expensive option

I haven't had a chance to repair the massive hole in the floor from the previous owner made for the previous shifter.

Here's neutral:



Here's First:



Second:




Here's a side view of the floor....You can get an idea of the distance from that rear hump to the shifter...As you can see, the PO hacked the floor. So I have to bend-up some new metal, and weld it in before I can install the boot.




Hope this helps....

No shot of the mounting just yet. The Hurst kit is really easy to install, and is actually pretty beefy.

I had no problem with the install, or adjustment.

Keep in mind the shift pattern is different than conventional.


1 3
| |
N
| |
R 2

You can flop the positions of 1 & R or 3 & 2...but not side to side.

[60ratrod]

Originally Posted by ClassicAutoResto

MR G shifters are CHEEEEEESY...... and the destructions are a pain in the a--
I have installed one in a 69 c10 and let me say NEVER again! Hurst or some of the others are probably fine. 16 years in auto parts and never kept a single MR G 3 speed sold....all have been returned at one time or another. Jerry

destructions, thats friggen great . yeah the previous owner of my project, or should i call him the project starter, put in a mr. g(g for gheto) shifter in and that thing was fubar'd. nice shifter you got there chief, sounds about like the trans cover in my truck.

[ol Curt]

Don't know why, but I thought Mr G and Hurst were the same company now.

[ol Curt]

http://www.hurst-shifters.com/catalo...dyshftr3sp.pdf

Guess I'm wrong!

[Jdub]

man, i wish i would have heard about how crappy the Mr G shifters were before i bought it a couple weeks ago. it really is a POS. after spending about 4 hours one night trying to make MR G work, i got fed up and said screw it. so now i have a whole in my floor. i may have to go with that hurst shifter.

Rocka, you said your install was pretty simple. however, you are obviously mechanically sound. and i have.. mediocre abilities to put it quite simply. did you have to fab anything to make it work? for the mr g kit i bought, i was going to have to fab and bend some metal to make it connect to the stock linkages. not to mention, figuring out how to make it brace correctly.

[Tim64]

Hey Chief,
Can you move the seat all the way up with shifter?
Thanks, Tim

[nimrocker]

i bought a Lokar from Summit. It is beautiful and costs about the same as a Hurst. Plus, it's billet. Go to Summit and check it out, they are cheaper than Lokar.

[Tim64]

I didn't see any Lokar manual shifters on the Summit site.

[ChiefRocka]

Originally Posted by Jdub

man, i wish i would have heard about how crappy the Mr G shifters were before i bought it a couple weeks ago. it really is a POS. after spending about 4 hours one night trying to make MR G work, i got fed up and said screw it. so now i have a whole in my floor. i may have to go with that hurst shifter.

Rocka, you said your install was pretty simple. however, you are obviously mechanically sound. and i have.. mediocre abilities to put it quite simply. did you have to fab anything to make it work? for the mr g kit i bought, i was going to have to fab and bend some metal to make it connect to the stock linkages. not to mention, figuring out how to make it brace correctly.

I didn't have to fab anything up to install this shifter..as a matter of fact it came with different mounts/bracket for different 3-speeds....

Originally Posted by Tim64

Hey Chief,
Can you move the seat all the way up with shifter?
Thanks, Tim

I never tried moving the seat all the way forward...but I know you can, due to the fact that you CAN adjust the position of the shifter by adjusting the position of the rods. Right now I have my seat all the way back, and the shifter is about 2" or so from the seat. I was actually going to readjust the rods so the shifter is a little closer to the seat.

It came with a "truck" extension for the stick itself (to make it longer)...I think, however, that it should be made longer...by doing so, it will place the 'center' of the curve (of the shifter) right at the seat...this would alow even more room for the seat to slide forward. I plan opn making this modification, and when I do, I can make an extra pieces for others who would want it also.....

[Tim64]

Is the hurst part # 5010016, and will that work with a 6cyl?
Thanks, Tim

[ChiefRocka]

I believe that is the one I used.

[Tim64]

Thanks guys!