Muncie Reproduction Shifter

[NCGuy68]

Wondering about the 67-8 Camaro repop shifters by OEM.

Do they look, fit and work like factory originals?

Thanks for hands on experience Gents.

[Keith Tedford]

I would sure hope that they work better than the original Muncie shifters. Mine certainly was garbage, and that is being kind. Our '72 Lemans Sport had a factory Hurst shifter. These were a slightly cheapened version of the shifter you could buy from Hurst through a speed shop. Ours was still working fine with over 90K miles on the car.

[allcamaro]

The last two I put in and I have tried a few times, they went across the shop floor and the handels were cut off and attached to a hurst clusters so the dam things would shift. So in short they look wonderful but shift like crap but maby its just me. I have tried one in a Camaro and another in a Elcamino and both were bad news, the good thing is the handels look great after you cut them off and weld them to a hurst.

[L-79 Nova]

Bought one for my Nova, locked up several times. Junked it and bought a Hurst. Chevy 2 Only sells an adapter to bolt on your Muncie handle. About $13.00. Good luck! Ron...

[Rainer]

The guys that rebuild shifters claim that the repro stuff is not properly hardened like the original parts.

[nuch_ss396]

Seems to me that I remember that possibly National Parts Depot
may have had a Muncie handle married to a Hurst shifter body
for sale. See if you can find it online.

It's really hard to understand why GM would put the Hurst
in the Firebird, GTO, Camaro, Vette, but not the Chevelle or Nova. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hmmm.gif

I've heard the explanations before, but an LS-6 Chevelle
with a Muncie shifter. GM - http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/Charley.gif
Nuch

[rubbinisracing]

Ground-Up has the muncie shifter with hurst linkage.

[nuch_ss396]

Here's the link to the Muncie handled Hurst shifter I mentioned: shifter (http://www.ss396.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=chevellecamino &Product_Code=FHM-68K&Category_Code=TRANSMISSIONSSHIFTERANDCLUTCHKIT S)

BTW, you were correct Howard - it was Ground Up, not NPD - sorry http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Nuch

[Keith Tedford]

When we bought our 396 car, it already had a Hurst Competition Plus that, as it turns out, was installed by the original owner. The handle came straight up and curved at the top. When I put the seat forward for my short legs, it interfered with the handle in second and fourth. I adapted a bench seat Muncie handle to the shifter and have been happy ever since. Looks correct and shifts nicely. I think that if you spray lubed the shift mechanism once a year, a Hurst shifter would last a life time. Gotta love quality products. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[allcamaro]

Amen http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[sixbrl440]

While everyone is in a "shifty" mood, I ran across an old original Muncie [I think ] shifter in the garage. Certainly off a GM. If I post a pic, and a couple measurements, can someone help me ID it? It has two bolt holes on the plate affixed to the bottom of the shifter and the chrome knob with the lift-up reverse lockout.

I also ran across a shifter unit, complete with rods. Man, I have no memory...

If there is a good Samaritan here, please e-mail me at [email protected]. I am cleaning out the garage and getting shed of all the stuff I've had for years. Some of it, I just don't remember what I pulled it off of.

Thanks.