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N8N - 12 Aug 2006 20:02 GMT

just dropped the engine in my '55... gave up on Hurst, after receiving
another shift rod that wouldn't work, I tried to heat and bend one of
them... no go, it cracked when trying to straighten it out. So I took
the stock shifter from my Daytona and after a little application of
excessive force got the handle swapped for a bench seat one. Amazingly
enough the engine dropped right in without fighting too much. Now I
just have to nibble a hole in the floor, put the shifter back on, put
the driveshaft in, fill everything up, reinstall the intake, carb, and
power steering... that's all!

nate

(can see the light at the end of the tunnel, kinda...)

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midlant@earthlink.net - 13 Aug 2006 00:02 GMT

.........train coming the other way. <g> Karl

> just dropped the engine in my '55... gave up on Hurst, after receiving
> another shift rod that wouldn't work, I tried to heat and bend one of
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> (can see the light at the end of the tunnel, kinda...)

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Nate Nagel - 13 Aug 2006 02:05 GMT

> .........train coming the other way. <g> Karl
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>>(can see the light at the end of the tunnel, kinda...)

I sure hope not, the way this car has been treating me sometimes I
wonder what rare, obscure part I'm going to have to find/fabricate next.

Today it's the little pull-rod for the clutch; apparently I picked up
something "close but not quite right" at SB so it's off to the hardware
store to find some clevises and all-thread. I did get the shifter in
after hacking a rough hole in the floor; it works, after a fashion. I
remember why I automatically bought a Hurst now :( I really, REALLY
hope they come up with a solution to my shift rod issue.

nate

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midlant@earthlink.net - 13 Aug 2006 09:12 GMT

I did get the shifter in

> after hacking a rough hole in the floor; it works, after a fashion. I
> remember why I automatically bought a Hurst now :( I really, REALLY
> hope they come up with a solution to my shift rod issue.
>
> nate

Do have a nibbler? Handy little device. Karl

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Nate Nagel - 13 Aug 2006 10:55 GMT

> I did get the shifter in
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> Do have a nibbler? Handy little device. Karl

no but JP does... I concur with your assessment, although it slows down
a little when trying to push it through heavily undercoated metal...
certainly less messy than using a cutoff tool, for sure.

nate

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