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04-07-2002, 01:31 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Vassar,Ks 66543
Posts: 375
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Favorite Ratchet Shifter????
took the truck for a spin tonight with the new and improved top end, and decided right away that trying to shift an auto trans on the column and hit the right gear every time when your foot is on the floor won't work. looking at the B&M StarShifter & MegaShifter
or QuickSilver, or the Hurst V-Matic 2. anybody have any of these shifters??? likes/dislikes??? ease of operation?????
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04-07-2002, 03:16 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Redding,CA...USA
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I have the hurst v-matic....I love it..it takes a little getting used to..the pushing down the handle from reverse to drive still confuses me ..lol..the wife has no prob with it though...the rachet part is great..I like that it works either as a full race rachet or an everyday driver..easy install
------------------ 67 lwb fleetside...first hotrod in 25 years...283..186 bowl ported heads..270h comp cam 600 1405...stealth intake..HEI..th350 with 2500 rpm stall..4:10 POSI god I love to go fast
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04-07-2002, 03:54 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Goleta, CA
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Well since you are looking to get a great shifter, then you do not want the QuickSilver shifter, I had one of these Pieces of ****s in my truck and I hated it because it had problems w/ springs popping off of the base and then the shifter would not let the transmission get into any gear but Reverse!! I replaced my quicksilver w/ a Megashifter and Damn this is the best thing I ever did because now, no more problems w/ springs popping off since there is only 1 spring and that is for the Reverse Lock out lever. I like the fact w/ the Megashifter, you can use it on either 3 speed autos and 4 speed autos, Ratchet Mode is so easy to use because once it is in Drive, just click it back to 1st gear, and Floor it.. You can hit the shifter as hard as you can and it will not break.
------------------ Truck #1 68 Chev LWB Fleet w/ Wood Floor (Sucks Gas and Hauls Ass!) and in process of Body Work... Truck #2 1994 GMC Sierra SL w/ 4.3L Vortec V6, 4L60E Auto!!
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04-07-2002, 04:34 AM
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L.E.D. Freak
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Polson MT
Posts: 1,358
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The B&M mega shifter all the way I've beat the hell out of mine for 3 years and two blazers and still going strong! Awsome shifter.
------------------ 1972 2wd Blazer, 350/700R4/3:73 posi/NOS. Power is nothing without control!
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04-07-2002, 06:18 AM
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1969 Custom 30 wrecker
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Pottsville, Pa
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I have the B&M star shifter in my '66 Chevelle and it works great! No complaints with it.
------------------ 63 Impala*66 Chevelle SS*69 Chevelle*69 C10 Stepside*71 Cheyenne 20*72 Chevelle Parts for sale: http://www.angelfire.com/trek/mr409/items4sale.html
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04-07-2002, 09:13 AM
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Careful, they attack...
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Waterford, MI, USA
Posts: 1,107
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I have a B&M truck mega shifter in my 69 short step. I love it. It's been there for 5 years now and I kick the crap out of it. best investment I made in a shifter. But I changing to a 4-spd so it will be coming out. Might be persuaded to sell it if the price is right.
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04-07-2002, 10:14 AM
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angel in disguise
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: slippery rock,pa,usa
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the best and ONLY shifter i will put in any vehicle i own is the QUICKSILVER....i never ever had any problems with them, and just dont think cause im a chic i take it easy on them cause i DONT... just my 2 cents
------------------ MMMMMM chevy trucks...what else is there???????
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04-07-2002, 11:03 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
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Used a B&M Hammer in an S10. It worked well, better then a Star Shifter I had.
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04-07-2002, 12:06 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: rock island,il,usa
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I have a B&M Z gate in the 69,not a true ratchet,but a good bang shifter. you cant overshift it. Its been in the truck for 10-12 yrs........69 longhorn.
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04-07-2002, 03:33 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: skamokawa, WA, USA
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I had a truck megashifter, didnt like it.
Broke the mountings to the floor, broke 1 cable. Wouldnt ratchet right, it would stick somewhere between gears at times.
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04-07-2002, 06:02 PM
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Got 20's????
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Aberdeen SD
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I have the B&M megashifter and love it. HEY JMANZ69. They have a different clear lense for you for overdrive. YOu just need to knock out a pin in the shifter.
------------------ 72 Chevy C/10 87 Chevy Silverado 4X4 www.geocities.com/chevylwb/chevylwb.html Aberdeen South Dakota
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04-07-2002, 08:45 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Vassar,Ks 66543
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decided to go with the hurst v-matic. just bought a new in box one on e-bay for $125, $45 cheaper than in JEGS.
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04-08-2002, 08:52 PM
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68cst_ss490
Join Date: May 2001
Location: edmonton,canada
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i want to go with the B&M pro stick or pro ratchet. I'm going to build a console between my seats.
------------------ Dean edmonton,canada 68 c10, project in works,350, th350, plain jane. SLOW AND STEADY GETS THE PANELS READY http://communities.msn.ca/MyChevytruckpage
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04-09-2002, 09:30 AM
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SLICER AND DICIER
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Quuen Creek
Posts: 1,383
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B&M Truck Mega Shifter
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04-09-2002, 12:38 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Austin, Texas
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I have a B&M pro stick mounted on a box at the right height. Changing back to the column soon....anybody interested?
http://community.webshots.com/storag...4zjPBzc_ph.jpg [This message has been edited by Frank_Zeller (edited April 09, 2002).]
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04-09-2002, 01:46 PM
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drag racer
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Meridian Idaho
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check out some of the shifters from these folks..
http://www.lokar.com/ ------------------ Current rides: 01 GMC 2500 SB HD CC 4x4 8.1 allison 67 Chevelle drag car 509 CI BBC,TH400 9.850 @ 134.55 mph 1970 C10 2WD PU being rebuilt 1967 El Camino 396, TH400 ( wife's drag car) Jr. Dragster 5 hp B&S for the kids http://community.webshots.com/user/mark67chevelle
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Current rides: 01 GMC 2500 SB HD CC 4x4 8.1 allison 67 Chevelle drag car 516 CI BBC,TH400 9.777 @ 138.4 mph 1970 C10 2WD PU being rebuilt 1967 El Camino 502, TH400 ( wife's drag car) Jr. Dragster 5 hp B&S for the kids |
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04-09-2002, 03:49 PM
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67-72 Addict!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: The TAX State!
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B&M Megashifter, works great!. Little getting used to feeling for reverse though.
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04-09-2002, 05:21 PM
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Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Darrington, Washington
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Personally(remember my opinion)no fights ok.I dont like seeing AT floor shifters in trucks in cars i dont mind.Ive never had a problem with a column shift though.
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02-05-2007, 09:12 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Albemarle, NC
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Re: Favorite Ratchet Shifter????
How about a ratcheting column shifter? Huh?
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02-05-2007, 09:41 PM
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Aluminum slot wheels rule...
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Maine
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Re: Favorite Ratchet Shifter????
This thread is almost 5 years old! I've never heard of a ratcheting column shifter, not sure why you would even want one.
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02-05-2007, 10:45 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Albemarle, NC
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Re: Favorite Ratchet Shifter????
For the same reason that ratcheting console shifters are so popular yesterday and today. I don't want anything on the floor of my cab. Besides, humor me. It is something that apparently (unbelievably) hasn't been done yet. Think of it as an interesting puzzle to be solved, an original idea that not everybody has. Besides, there are other people that would like to have one too. Check this link out:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=159273 |
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