Not sure if I'm liking the A Body one as much. Seems to me in your above comparison photos that the handle would be auckwardly too far back when in drive or 1-2, and too high over all. Just my I don't even own an A body.
Hi Alan,
I do have A-body Mopars here also and the shifter placement on an A-body or B-body is a real pain in the butt, you always have to reach too far forward to even activate them, they really are a bad position for a standard set up. I did make a handle first in cardboard at the same length as the standard bent tube shifter arm pictured and it did not take long to work out it would not be acceptable, so i kept lengthening it until it was comfortable and functional, the A&B-body guys will go crazy over these NEW shifter sticks, it will make driving and shifting gears so much nicer that it will be a big hit.
I know what your saying and they do look long, but have a look at some of the B-body manual shifters and they are twice the length i have made these at, bench seat cars and the like.
Thanks for asking the question, if you get a chance, and know someone who has an A-body, have a sit in the seat and reach for the shifter, you will know exactly what i am talking about and how the standard units are just not long enough.
I will put an entire assembly together and mount one in my buddy's 68 Dodge Charger with a console to show how they sit in each gear in a car.
Thanks,
HEMIKEN
Kenny.
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