1969 chevelle shifter help or Question?

[jasonL78]

I see.. that all makes sense. I will pass it along to him. He isn't going to be happy with spending 40 +K and having a car with no reverse lights. Just the type of guy he is. I will give hime the options you have guided me with. Thanks again for all who replied.

So what about the console top plate and slider? What are you guys using?

Jason

[orig69ss]

About 1970 I went and bought a Hurst Comp. plus to put in my chevelle the Muncie was sloopy and I was tired of it, so I went to local speed shop and got my Hurst shifter. I have used that lock out link age with both shifters with no problems,also in the kit was a pin for lining up the linkage . The Hurst was in my car til we restored the car in 1995, then went back to the Muncie ,thinking about putting the Hurst back for a Day2 look. Chuck

[jasonL78]

Does anyone rebuild the Muncie gate assemblies?

[Material_Boy]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jasonL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Does anyone rebuild the Muncie gate assemblies? </div></div>

Jason, Volunteer Vette Products in Knoxville Tennessee use to rebuild Muncie shifters. They did a shifter for me but that was 20+ years ago. Not sure if they still do it. I believe they are the manufacturer of the Muncie repro shifters for Vettes. I just put one of their repro Muncie shifters in a 65 Vette that I bought. Works flawlessly. Go here www.volvette.com. The problem with the Muncie shifter in a Chevelle, as previously mentioned, is the shifter is not attached directly to the transmission but rather to a bracket attached to the cross member. Lots of potential problems here especially if the shifter is already worn out. At the end of the day a Muncie shifter is still a Muncie shifter. You can only improve on these things but so much. My advice FWIW would be to put a Hurst in it and obtain the adapter that is available to use the stock Chevelle lever. Good luck to your friend.
Dave