V gate shifter history

[DW31S]

I guess you’re asking about my Olds....not an f85, but a Cutlass S model. The engine is a 1969 350 w/ #5 heads and 255 Q-Jet. Trans is a Jerico and run 4.88 in a 12 bolt with Strange axles and spool. Thanks for the interest.

[69 Post Sedan]

Originally Posted by 68l30

This is all I have left of mine... sent it back years ago for a rebuild and they threw it out and replaced it with a Hurst. That trigger didn’t fit my fingers very well, painful on the street.

BIG

I’ve heard of some guys having to extend the rod to make it so the trigger was easier to reach.

Not an issue with the Ram Rod.

Kurt

[crash]

DW31S, I usually rebuilt my own shifters because I was working full, but I retired in May so I could take on some extra work...

E-mail me some time and we can talk... [email protected]

Thanks... Crash

[Run to Rund]

I have used a coupler nut and short 1/4 x 20 thread stud to extend the trigger shaft. I also have heated and bent the reverse lever to clear a bench seat. I have used the Mr. Gasket vertical gate since the 1970s, street and strip. It is my favorite shifter. I tried the Hurst Ram Rod first in the early/mid 70s but hated it. It tended to hang up in a gear or miss the shift, and yes I adjusted the rods carefully. In contrast the Mr. Gasket is flawless. After they bought Hurst in the 1980s, the continued selling their vertical gate as the Hurst V-Gate 2.

[Gossamer427]

It hurt to cut this. For about 5 minutes until I rowed it through the gears...
The shifter seems like it will rattle around a bit but I don’t care. The only thing I’m confused about is I paid through the nose (double what I paid for the shifter itself!) for the correct boot but I have NO idea how to make it conform to the trans tunnel. Anyone have a pic of the shifter with correct boot?

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Originally Posted by Gossamer427

It hurt to cut this. For about 5 minutes until I rowed it through the gears...
The shifter seems like it will rattle around a bit but I don’t care. The only thing I’m confused about is I paid through the nose (double what I paid for the shifter itself!) for the correct boot but I have NO idea how to make it conform to the trans tunnel. Anyone have a pic of the shifter with correct boot?

What car is this? Camaro/Nova?

Ryan

[68l30]

Looks like a 70-72 Chevelle....but the hole looks a lot like the one on my Ol' B body Mopar.

When they say hack a hole for a Verti-Gate.....they ain't kidding.

BIG

[Gossamer427]

This is my ‘69 that I’ve been trying to finish up for 15 years now. I’m going with a Day 3 type look with the V-gate, Gold Moroso valve covers, Lakewood ladder bars and the Centerline Auto-Drags.

[markinnaples]

Awesome Chevelle! Need more pics please.

[Bernhard]

Originally Posted by markinnaples

Awesome Chevelle! Need more pics please.

X2

Day3 very nice