Shifter for a Bench Seat T10/Muncie

[MadMonte]

Good afternoon everyone!
I just wanted to touch base with everyone before I pull the trigger and buy an expensive part. I am going to be installing my Super T10 behind my SBC in my 83 MC and i have been torn in many different directions with many different suggestions as to what shifter I should be running with a bench. Some guys have told me a regular Hurst shifter should work but my gut is telling me that it wont clear the factory bench seat in 2nd and 4th. Other guys I have talked to have told me that I should be running the super expensive Tri 5 Chevy "Bench Seat Shifter" and the more I think about it, this may be the solution. The only thing keeping me from going this route is the fact that a new Bench seat tri 5 shifter is 653 bucks new and I have yet to see anyone with a Gbody and a 4 speed running one... Can anyone please clear up this confusion and share some pics of your setup???

 

[39F]

I had 2 different hurst shifters in my car with the factory 60/40 bench , competition plus ,and verti gate 2, both work with normal straight shift handles least in my regal they do and the verti gate is a PAIN the *ss to install cause it's huge the normal comp.+ Alot more room to adjust ,I also made my own mounting plates for both my Muncie and ST10

 

[39F]

 

[pontiac guy]

Go to core shifters and all the hurt stick dimensions are there. He's a distributor so you can order it thru him if need be. There are a few different ones that will work with a bench. Pick the one you like.

Btw. Bench seats and 4 spds are where it's at. Good choice keeping the bench

 

[gnvair]

The problem with the bench seats depends on how far forward you need the seat. The 78-88 A/G bodies require a shifter that mounts very far forward in order to get full forward travel of the bench seat. This was possible with the Saginaw 4 speed that GM used on the factory installs in 78-81 as reverse is in the main case. On the T10 and Muncie the reverse lever is in the tail. This makes it difficult to get the shifter very far forward.
I was able to do so with my Super T10 install using some factory 78-81 4 speed parts as well as select other after market and custom parts.
If you sit with the seat fairly far back, then you can ignore this.

 

[michmalibuman]

😎Hurst, Mopar beanch seat shifter, with the seat all the way back.

 

[39F]

😎Hurst, Mopar beanch seat shifter, with the seat View attachment 149365all the way back.

Too bad it's not a pistol grip from a road runner lol

 

[78Regal350]

Last summer I talked with a guy who had his bench seat/4 speed ‘79 Malibu in a local car show. He was running a Muncie, and told me he used a (Hurst) shifter for a ‘67-ish GTO. For what it’s worth he was about 5’10” or 5’11”, and there was still room for the bench to go farther forward without interfering with the shifter handle.

 

[gnvair]

The T10 and Muncie shifter locations are roughly 6 inches further to the rear of the tail than the factory 78-81 shifter location.

 

[pagrunt]

I remember not long ago someone posted about making a mount to move the shifter into the stock location on a Muncie that cleared the reverse arm. Haven't been able to find it searching but I know it's here somewhere.