Muncie shifter handle modification

[jasonL78]

Tom Williams asked me if I would cut an original Muncie shifter handle and weld it to a Hurst shifter handle bottom for him. This way you can still have the original Muncie look from the interior but under the shifter boot you have a reliable Hurst shifter gate assembly. I used the one Tom already had done as a template. Of course I had to finish the job my way and grind the welds down and polish it. This way it’s ready for the chrome shop. Hopefully when Tom gets the shifter handle back from the chrome shop he will post a picture of the final product. Then maybe a picture of the handle installed in the L78 Nova.

Original shifter after I cut it.



I didn’t take a picture of this step but both pieces, both sides, where ground at a 45 degree angle for good weld penetration.



Ready for the chrome shop……


Back side