Good afternoon. I am in the middle of building, not restoring, a '69 El Camino. I have the entire drivetrain installed as well as the shifter. But, I had to butcher the transmission tunnel to get it installed. I am afraid that I did not research to see if there is a specific shifter for that vehicle, so I may have acted hastily. So, the question is, does the shifter on a Muncie set on top of the transmission tunnel or way out to the left? I am embarassed to post pictures, but I could if I had to. I have aftermarket motor and transmission mounts and the cross member from a Monte Carlo. The drive train sets level and looks good. Can I relieve my pain with the purchase of the correct shifter? You guys have been a great source of help in the past, and I look forward to getting this car on the road. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. DennyMac

Hey man, don't worry to much, i went through the exact problem when I swapped my th350 for my muncie m20. The stock shifter location comes through towards the center of the hump. you can probably see this if you google search some ss 4 speed cars. The linkage arms on the stock shifter are pretty crazy looking to cause they have clear the tunnel. When i bought my transmission it came with a vintage B&M short throw shifter from the 70's. I wanted to use it reguardless, and i was pretty broke and couldnt afford a new hurst. This shifter comes through on the left side of the hump, and has straight linkage arms. Hurst also make this style on there competition shifters, this is more a racing style shifter, and its designed to be closer to you. This shifter actually has faster and easier engagement because the straight linkage arms. Although it did suck cause i had to hack up the left side of the hump for the shifter and cut more space further foward so that the linkage arms would clear. In the end it turned out very nice, we fabricated a small removable hump that located the shifter boot perfect, and the i bought a hurst shifter arm that was taller and had a bend in it that located it more towards the right. If i can find some pictures ill post them.. All im saying is if you arent doing a restoration, then you can make the shifter work, otherwise it might be easier to buy the stock shifter.

Up through 67, ALL Chevelles/Elkys had the shifter coming through the hump on the left side. Then in 68-72, the shifter comes through the top-center of the hump. Hurst makes a 4sp shifter SPECIFICALLY to position the handle in the center of the 68-72 models. Also, BOTH console and bench seat humps for the 68-72 shifter are readily available from all the aftermarket sources. It is quite possible that (depending on which you have) a repo shifter hump will completely cover up your mistake. :thumbsup:

Here's a pic of my shifter mounted on the trans
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z95/axeman39/PICT0005-7.jpg?t=1262135109
and here's a short video of the tranny hump
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