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Old 11-18-2017, 05:04 PM
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Post Muncie shifter in a Nova..

The Muncie bench seat shifter design is unique to to the Nova...the Chevelle version is similar, but not the same. A Nova with buckets and no console would have the bench seat style shifter. The factory Muncie shifters were notorious for jamming and sloppy performance...they rarely survived long before being replaced with a Hurst unit.

One of the easy fixes is to install a Muncie handle onto the Hurst shifter body...nobody can tell the difference without crawling under the car. It appears the Chevelle version might do the job...as far as I know there is no Nova version available. I have converted the handles before by cutting a Muncie handle off the shifter and welding a Hurst end on it...that is the most accurate way to have it visually correct, while retaining the Hurst performance.

By the way...your Red Nova is a great looking car...red/red is a rare combo..good luck with it.

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