Saginaw 4speed shifter??

[RAEME]

Hi all. Just bought a Saginaw with a hurst shifter. Question is it looks like the shifter is over to the far left of the extension housing, like FAR left. What will I have to do to fit in the floor shifter hole on the van?? Something like change the gear stick Maybe?? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Cheers

[HK1837]

In HQ and A9X they put a tunnel patch on to clear the Hurst shifters.

[RAEME]

How does the "tunnel patch" work mate?

[Innuendo]

The original hole is opened up and a pressed metal "shaped" cover is screwed over making a patch.

[panoz78]

The tunnel patch is welded in ,then a new hole cut then reinforced to be legal,
The Saginaw being American is designed for left hand drive,that is why it sits to the left.
Hurst shifters make a number of different shifters with the stick being different offsets and lengths.
I run a top loader with a hurst designed for a 66 mustang .Which gives me the stick a2 inch offset to the right ,
then sits through my factory console and boot.
Hurst have shifters with bolt-in sticks so you can get a spacer made to move it to the right more.....image.jpg

[RAEME]

The tunnel patch is welded in ,then a new hole cut then reinforced to be legal,
The Saginaw being American is designed for left hand drive,that is why it sits to the left.
Hurst shifters make a number of different shifters with the stick being different offsets and lengths.
I run a top loader with a hurst designed for a 66 mustang .Which gives me the stick a2 inch offset to the right ,
then sits through my factory console and boot.
Hurst have shifters with bolt-in sticks so you can get a spacer made to move it to the right more.....image.jpg

Yeah right, so I can modify the gear stick rather then the tunnel? That's sounds a heap better then modifying the tunnel.
Cheers for that. Didn't really want to modify the tunnel if I don't have too.

[Valencia]

I have a saginaw in my Torana my shifter has a step to the centre with an L shaped bracket

[RAEME]

I have a saginaw in my Torana my shifter has a step to the centre with an L shaped bracket

Hi mate. What's the box behind? Do you find it tuff enough? I've heard mixed reports on these boxes. Would a speed shop be who you buy the l bracket off? Cheers

[Innuendo]

A Saginaw is really no stronger than a Aussie 3 or 4 Speed. You will be modifying the tunnel if you have the side mount mechanism.
The shifter bend or spacer is just to centre the stick (above floor level). I wouldn't be using a Saginaw in a full size car with any grunt.

[Valencia]

My Saginaw box is behind a worked 202 triple carbed GTR torana running a 3.55 lsd diff
the gears on the box are fantastic with my engine really short shift
and great gear ratios regularly touch 7/ 7400 rpm so far so good
tuff enough for me