Minor shifter update

While I’m still a ways away from driving and racing this thing, been making tweaks along the way.

The new Hurst Competiton Plus shifter for the M21 Muncie came with its standard shift handle, which fits well and offers relatively short throws with its compact length.  One thing I could tell I didn’t like though, was how far away it sits from the steering wheel-

It is a ways to the right, further forward, and way below the height of the steering wheel.  While there isn’t that much shifting in Solo, it is done from time to time, and having to reach that far, wasn’t something I wanted to do.   A race car trend you see these days (at least in classes where steering-wheel paddle shifters are not allowed), is big tall shifters, so the driver doesn’t have to reach as far to shift, letting them keep more hands on the wheel.  This Porsche is a good example:

Hurst sells several different handles for their shifter, for good fitment into all the different cars they sell shifters for – older and new musclecars, sports cars, even pickup trucks.

Supplied shifter stick on the right, round 2 shifter on the left.  The new one places the shift knob 2″ higher up, about 1″ further back, and though it’s hard to see from the picture in this plane, about 1.5″ more to the left, closer to the driver.  This is the shifter stick sold for Jeeps!

This sort of swap is a good quiet weeknight job while everyone’s asleep.  Very happy with the result!