So I'm going to need either a)a rebuild on my current shifter, or b)a replacement shifter for the 'Bu before it's driven regularly. I finally decided to look a little further into the shifter body issue because I never knew for sure if my current shifter was the original for the car. Read on
Hurst had 3 different part numbers for a specific shifter depending on if you wanted the shifter+stick, just the shifter (body, no rods or bracket), or just the stick.
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So, from the Hurst Catalog, it says the correct shifter (this number is shifter + stick) for G-Bodies is 391 8794.
It lists it for:
'78+ G-Bodies with Saginaw trans
74-'81 Camaro/Firebird with T-10 trans (w/o console, w/ console is a different number)
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The shifter body itself is listed as 391 5401/391 7535, it fits with:
391 0001: 1/2 ton Chevrolet trucks when using "passenger car transmissions" (Saginaw trans)
391 0027: ??? - lists a ~15.5" stick
391 6848: '70-'72 Camaro/Firebird (Muncie trans), '71-'73 Ventura (Muncie trans), '68-'73 Nova (Muncie trans), '74 El Camino (Muncie trans), '62-'65 Ford full size car (T-10, Ford T&C trans), '64-'65 Fairlane/Tornio (Ford T&C trans), and '61-'65 Mercury full size car (T-10, Ford T&C trans)
391 7307: '66-'67 Buick sport/special (Saginaw trans), '58-'59 Chevrolet full size car (T-10 trans), '66-'67 Chevelle (Saginaw trans), '59/'66-'67 El Camino ('59 T-10, '66-'67 Saginaw trans)
391 7535: '57-'62 Corvette (T-10 trans), also lists it as a general fit for Muncie/T-10/Saginaw/New Process/Ford T&C
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391 5043/391 6817 is the body of the shifter that's on the car right now. Far as I can tell the only major difference is the arm for Reverse is a little shorter, meaning it has to move slightly farther to engage reverse, but there's enough space inside the shifter for that far as I can tell. 6817 doesn't list an application, and the only part listed with 5043 is a Jeep shifter that looks completely different from the diagram picture.
I got all my part numbers and info from a copy of the '04 (maybe '05?) Hurst online catalog, and the current ('09) catalog.
Long story short, so long as you match the installation kit for the shifter with your current trans, you could fit any of the traditional 4-speeds (Saginaw/T-10/Super T-10/Muncie) in a G-Body without linkage issues
Hurst had 3 different part numbers for a specific shifter depending on if you wanted the shifter+stick, just the shifter (body, no rods or bracket), or just the stick.
=============================
So, from the Hurst Catalog, it says the correct shifter (this number is shifter + stick) for G-Bodies is 391 8794.
It lists it for:
'78+ G-Bodies with Saginaw trans
74-'81 Camaro/Firebird with T-10 trans (w/o console, w/ console is a different number)
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The shifter body itself is listed as 391 5401/391 7535, it fits with:
391 0001: 1/2 ton Chevrolet trucks when using "passenger car transmissions" (Saginaw trans)
391 0027: ??? - lists a ~15.5" stick
391 6848: '70-'72 Camaro/Firebird (Muncie trans), '71-'73 Ventura (Muncie trans), '68-'73 Nova (Muncie trans), '74 El Camino (Muncie trans), '62-'65 Ford full size car (T-10, Ford T&C trans), '64-'65 Fairlane/Tornio (Ford T&C trans), and '61-'65 Mercury full size car (T-10, Ford T&C trans)
391 7307: '66-'67 Buick sport/special (Saginaw trans), '58-'59 Chevrolet full size car (T-10 trans), '66-'67 Chevelle (Saginaw trans), '59/'66-'67 El Camino ('59 T-10, '66-'67 Saginaw trans)
391 7535: '57-'62 Corvette (T-10 trans), also lists it as a general fit for Muncie/T-10/Saginaw/New Process/Ford T&C
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391 5043/391 6817 is the body of the shifter that's on the car right now. Far as I can tell the only major difference is the arm for Reverse is a little shorter, meaning it has to move slightly farther to engage reverse, but there's enough space inside the shifter for that far as I can tell. 6817 doesn't list an application, and the only part listed with 5043 is a Jeep shifter that looks completely different from the diagram picture.
I got all my part numbers and info from a copy of the '04 (maybe '05?) Hurst online catalog, and the current ('09) catalog.
Long story short, so long as you match the installation kit for the shifter with your current trans, you could fit any of the traditional 4-speeds (Saginaw/T-10/Super T-10/Muncie) in a G-Body without linkage issues