Hurst Dual Gate 2 (2920000) in 87 442

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442_olds

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Has anyone installed the Dual Gate 2 (4 speed) in a g-body cutlass? If so, have you had any issues with install (bolt-up, fitment of top cover plate, etc.)?

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442_olds
 

69hurstolds

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There are issues, from what I've heard.

Contact hoffa65 about it. He was making shifter "kits" for this very thing but so far hasn't perfected it yet. If he ever does, I was thinking pretty heavily about doing one myself.
 
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Has anyone installed the Dual Gate 2 (4 speed) in a g-body cutlass? If so, have you had any issues with install (bolt-up, fitment of top cover plate, etc.)?

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442_olds
I started to fab the 4 speed shifter body into a Cutlass console and it just didn't work out nice. So I took a 79 3sp Dual Gate and merged the to together.
I cut down the 4sp top plate and inlaid it in the 3sp plate. Turned out pretty good.
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I'd be open to taking your 4sp unit in on a finished unit so I can make another conversation out another 3sp unit I have.
PM me if you're interested
 
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69hurstolds

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Biggest issue with the 87 442 is mimicking the Sheffield gray surround instead of the woodgrain.
 

442_olds

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I will check with him when I get a chance. That looks really good in there. Only problem I see is, as you said, mimicking the Sheffield gray. I don't want to cut up the original top plate, so I would have to come up with something like another modified plate, and have an overlay made for it. Definitely worth looking into!
 

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You will have to chop up your console, so if you can, get a mid-section with console from another car and chop that one up. And put your original away for safekeeping somewhere.
 
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I will check with him when I get a chance. That looks really good in there. Only problem I see is, as you said, mimicking the Sheffield gray. I don't want to cut up the original top plate, so I would have to come up with something like another modified plate, and have an overlay made for it. Definitely worth looking into!
Or you could go this route
 

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Or you could go this route
Oh yeah, that one looks more "80's factory" installed than the 79 Hurst top plate. Although not opposed to that either. Would likely need to install a tach indicator for which gear you're in since there's no backlight, but 83/84 H/O did that already, so no big deal.
 

442_olds

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That looks really good! What did that plate come out of, and how did you get the trim around the Hurst plate to look like that?
 
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