[Steve Shauger]

I can't say every 1969 car with a factory hurst shifter was configured this way, but what I recall and backed up by the assembly manual is the following:

Rod end, wave washer, lever (shifter or trans), flat washer and last cotter pin.

Rszmit the hair pin clip you reference I've only seen holding the reverse lockout lever rod.
The assembly manually is not always accurate, but in this case it represents what I have seen.

I've looked at hundreds of survivor cars as well.