RE: [Chevelle-List] 4 speed shifters

[Stephen Lentz]

Title: Message

Long Shifters made a goose-neck shifter for the Richmond five and six speeds that fit well with a bench seat 55 Chevy and were supposed to be better than the Richmond shifter.  -Steve

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dale McIntosh
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 5:32 PM
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Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] 4 speed shifters

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Chevelle 69
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 6:11 PM
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Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] 4 speed shifters

There is another brand of shifter that you hardly ever hear about, but the quality from what I have seen and heard is above anything out there. Chuck Hansen put one in his Chevelle Wagon on a Horse Power TV show. I had a tranny demo guy at a car show tell me there is no better shifter made and looking at them I can believe it. Chuck Hanson when I talked to him on the phone confirmed his belief in their quality and said they can't be beat. 

 

Someone, either on this list or at TC did manage to break one of the rods.  He was trying to heat and reshape it to make it fit his application and it snapped. 

 

I know they come standard on some types of trannys when you buy them but don't remember which ones. Tremec 5 speeds maybe? 

 

I think the Tremec uses an internal rail shifting arrangement.  Maybe you're thinking of the G-Force?  http://www.g-forcetransmissions.com/whygforce.asp 

 

The trouble? Very hard to find a place that sells one outright, and they are not cheap, around $450 for a 4 speed I believe. I think you have to go directly to the manufacturer now. For whatever reason I don't know Jegs doesn't carry them and Summit stopped. 

 

Maybe the cost? 

 

The name brand?   "LONG"  brand of Shifter.

 

                                                                    Steve

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Hello guys,
thanks for responding, anyways what does everyone use so that it fits the hump plate and can use the boot and ring so that it looks original (course without useing the stock original) or must i use it???  i need a shifter  for a  bench seat  and looks original. Thanks again.
KenD HeavyChevy