so i got the b&w t18 trans in my truck. hurst makes a shifter for the m5 but not t18 nor does anyone so i had a spare t18 from one of my other trucks n got to work.

first i didnt like how far down the shifter went so i bent the shaft up but that made it a little to tall

second i cut the shaft down to a comfortable length

then i had a b&m t handle shifter from my 86 cutlass but the shaft was 2 thick to tap to the right size so i found a sholder bolt that the sholder was the right thickness and tapped that

after all that i welded both together ground it smooth and put a fresh coat of aluminum engine enamil on it

now i have a perfect arm placment with this new shifter

the black is the original the silvers the one i modified


perfect hight and with the t handle turnt make a nice comfortable hand position


side profile i like it



what do u guys think

 

Nice, definitely what I would do if I had a 4speed.
But I have a Hurst

 

Great attempt at rubbing it in there Russo...... FAIL!!!!!
His shifter is BUILT not BOUGHT!!!!
Since people here mod stuff and attach their names to it (gotts mod etc) can we call this the Hillbilly Hurst??
Just kidding. But seriously, it looks good!! good job!

 

haha i likr that hillbilly hurst

 

I wasn't trying to rub it in, I actually like the curves on the old stick, the first time I saw a 5 speed was in an s10 and I thought it was retarded cause I was used to the 4 speed style ones.
Do you have a full parts truck lost?

 

not any more i had the 88 thats pretty much the same as my truck now ecept it had a locker i blew the engine n stripped parts n sold some used some scraped the rest but kept the back half for a trailor

had my 95 for 3 years after i smashed it same thing stripped it used some sold some

the 93 i sold i hate auto trans n i blew it not even 6 months after i got it. but i payed $1700 for it didnt put anything into it n got $1700 when i sold it

i still have some parts floatin around but not many

 

Damn, I am going to do my pedals over christmas break, but I really don't wanna buy new from lmc