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Old 10-19-2007, 07:53 AM
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Default Re: Muncie Reproduction Shifter

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...
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Old 10-19-2007, 09:29 AM
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Default Re: Muncie Reproduction Shifter

The guys that rebuild shifters claim that the repro stuff is not properly hardened like the original parts.
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Old 10-20-2007, 02:37 AM
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Default Re: Muncie Reproduction Shifter

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.

I've heard the explanations before, but an LS-6 Chevelle
with a Muncie shifter. GM -
Nuch
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Old 10-20-2007, 06:09 AM
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Default Re: Muncie Reproduction Shifter

Ground-Up has the muncie shifter with hurst linkage.
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Default Re: Muncie Reproduction Shifter

Here's the link to the Muncie handled Hurst shifter I mentioned: shifter

BTW, you were correct Howard - it was Ground Up, not NPD - sorry

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Old 10-20-2007, 05:30 PM
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Default Re: Muncie Reproduction Shifter

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.
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Default Re: Muncie Reproduction Shifter

Amen
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