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retroboy:
My situation is this:- I have a shortie 3 speed trans coupled up straight to the pinion and my car is a little short in the back and I have no room. I have a hand brake on the right side and a home made / severely modified Jaguar shifter on top of the drive shaft cover. I can only just reach it. Twice last week it got jammed in reverse so it's time to get rid of it. I dislike the shifters I've seen mounted high on the left side of the cockpit. I have limited room between the drive shaft cover and the steering butterfly so I'm looking for options. I want a shifter that is truly one handed in operation with out any triggers and or levers or anything I have to look for or at at or even think about one bit. There is a Hurst shifter called a Pro-Matic 2 that with out it's cover would fit the bill either on the floor with the longer stick or on the drive shaft cover with a shortened stick (if I can reach it) maybe a shortened and reshaped stick? Thinking out loud. They are a no brainer to operate with one hand, has a reverse lock out and a neutral starter switch. Tell me why this is a  bad idea?
Cheers

Paul New:
See the shifter ball on the right and the aluminum knob on the left bellow the butterfly wheel those activate my shifter





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retroboy:
A nice simple tidy set up. What type of shifter are you using?
Cheers

dreracecar:
The same as the one in my picture a B&M ratchet. Instead of a knob, I have a handle that pivots off the rear end housing, Its a straight drop down from the steering wheel to push. only moves 1" and returns back to the same spot every time. A guide tab holds the reverse lock out rod.

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