Ideas for a shorter throw shifter

[clubba68]

I have a 1970 K5 with 465/205 setup and the throw on the shifter is like a mile long. Are there any short-throw kits made for it, or is there anything I can do to shorten the throw and make it a smoother transition from gear to gear? It is kind of stubborn right now in addition to being a mile long.
-Andrew /forums/images/graemlins/usaflag.gif

 

[big pappa b]

I've searched for the same thing and came up empty so far. Hope your search is better than mine

 

[clubba68]

If it is I'll be the first to let you know. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
-Andrew /forums/images/graemlins/usaflag.gif

 

[75-K5]

Just cut the shaft and re-thread the end /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif

 

[Confedneck]

cutting the shifter wont make the throw any shorter...i hate that 1-2 shift in my 465, if im trying to bang gears it takes two or 3 tries, but shifting easy usually provides me with better smoother shifts..

 

[Poohbair]

I took my shifter out and at the very bottom of it there is a little piece of steel that goes in, kinda t shaped, and is held in by a pin. It wobbled around alot and I had a spare shifter...so I experimented a little. I welded the little pin holes closed, and this did nothing, so I went right around the bottom of the shifter and welded the t piece solid to the rest of the shifter, then hit it w/ a grinder to smooth it up a little. Didn't make the throw any shorter, but it sure took alot of the slop out of the shifter and I haven't had any problems w/ it yet.

 

[heavy4x4]

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cutting the shifter wont make the throw any shorter

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Yes it will.

Just for the sake of argument, let's say the shifter is 8 feet long, can you imagine how much you'd have to move the knob in order to shift gears. /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif So yes, shortening the shifter will help out, but probably not enough to make it worth it.

 

[84_Chevy_K10]

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cutting the shifter wont make the throw any shorter

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Yes it will.

Just for the sake of argument, let's say the shifter is 8 feet long, can you imagine how much you'd have to move the knob in order to shift gears. /forums/images/graemlins/eek.gif So yes, shortening the shifter will help out, but probably not enough to make it worth it.

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Yup. Since the shifter is already 8 feet long...making it 6 feet long will only shorten the throws by 25%. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

Solution for this? Unfortunately you'd have to go to an automatic.