Converting from bench to bucket/Hurst Lightning

[tobyp]

Whom out there would do this to their car if parts were readily available for an honest price?

I am talking everything from brackets, to shifters, to consoles, top plates, instruction manualls etc.

 

[Blake B]

bench to bucket- in kit form, sign me up

 

[chstonebraker]

heck ya me to. but i cant afford 300+ just for the shifter. those shifters sell for rediculas money.

 

[-83MONTESS-]

heck ya me to. but i cant afford 300+ just for the shifter. those shifters sell for rediculas money.

Dude $300 for Lightning Rods is a steal if there in good shape.

 

[82gbody]

I would its the sourcing of parts that a problem.

 

[tobyp]

I would its the sourcing of parts that a problem.

If there was a kit available that would allow one to go Lightning rod, or traditional floor shift do you feel that would appeal to someone?

 

[DoubleV]

I know that if there was an everything included kit to convert a standard floor shift to OEM style lightning rods for a realistic price, I would buy it.

 

[tobyp]

I know that if there was an everything included kit to convert a standard floor shift to OEM style lightning rods for a realistic price, I would buy it.

Is the look in my pictures close enough?

Granted the only thing I am missing is the dust plate and wiskers for the top plate. And, we can change the look on the top plates to burlwood, alum...(pictured) and other types.

 

[L92 OLDS]

I like the brushed aluminum look. Did you buy the top plate from Angelo? Here's a pic for reference. I bought a wrecked Hurst Olds about 20 years ago and put the LR set up in my 442. All the bezels are NOS and I switched the dash and door bezels to match.

 

[tobyp]

I like the brushed aluminum look. Did you buy the top plate from Angelo? Here's a pic for reference. I bought a wrecked Hurst Olds about 20 years ago and put the LR set up in my 442. All the bezels are NOS and I switched the dash and door bezels to match.

No actually the brushed alum look is a product that Gbodyparts is selling. I did a slight modification to the overlay and made the overlay match exactly over an oem plate. If I were a betting man Brian has all this stuff in the works!!! :wink: