[bayside_norm]

I have a TH350 in my 66 GTO 389. Works great, but shifter is ugly. Has anyone tried putting a 67 auto console into a 66? Would it work? I could try for a Hurst his-n-hers while I'm at it.

[kate`s67gto]

A 67 console should bolt right in where the 66 console was secured. The shifter should bolt in also in the same location . The 66 and 67 i believe shared the same floor pan year to year.

[bayside_norm]

Originally Posted by kate`s67gto

A 67 console should bolt right in where the 66 console was secured. The shifter should bolt in also in the same location . The 66 and 67 i believe shared the same floor pan year to year.

Thanks for that info! I'm hoping I can get the dual gate shifter under my 66 console and just swap the gate plate on top. (67 consoles are hard to find! and pricey $$ wow.)

[Satyr1966]

When I put a turbo 400 in a '66 GTO, I swapped in a whole '67 console with the Hurst dual gate. It works fine & my Son still has this car. What many people don't know is that the '66 console shifter will work fine with a three speed automatic. They were used that way in the Grand Prix. You have to push the little button down to get the stick to go back into first gear.

[FFD]

For 65-66 console you have to cut the hole bigger on top to use a hurst

[YVEYANT]

Originally Posted by bayside_norm

Thanks for that info! I'm hoping I can get the dual gate shifter under my 66 console and just swap the gate plate on top. (67 consoles are hard to find! and pricey $$ wow.)

I have a 67 Auto console already cut out for what you are trying to do (was originally used for a B&M shifter).
It has everything, harness too. I am not using it so will let it go. You can sell yours if it is in good shape, why cut up a good console..JMO
I am five minutes from Woodbury Commons.

[bayside_norm]

Originally Posted by YVEYANT

I have a 67 Auto console already cut out for what you are trying to do (was originally used for a B&M shifter).
It has everything, harness too. I am not using it so will let it go. You can sell yours if it is in good shape, why cut up a good console..JMO
I am five minutes from Woodbury Commons.

That sounds great! Thats a short ride for me... Bayside Queens... thanks! Are you looking for anything for your car??

[bayside_norm]

Originally Posted by Satyr1966

When I put a turbo 400 in a '66 GTO, I swapped in a whole '67 console with the Hurst dual gate. It works fine & my Son still has this car. What many people don't know is that the '66 console shifter will work fine with a three speed automatic. They were used that way in the Grand Prix. You have to push the little button down to get the stick to go back into first gear.

YEAH! Someone who did this and knows it works!! Thanks

I drove my 66 with the original two speed shifter hooked up to the TH350 for about a year. The handle had enough room to get to the three forward gears but the detents only provide for two stops. (I had a reverse shift tranny just to make things more complicated). The only way I could get it to work was to disable the detent mechanism at the shifter. It took a pretty light touch to feel the tranny click into gear... something I don't have, hahah.

[YVEYANT]

Originally Posted by bayside_norm

That sounds great! Thats a short ride for me... Bayside Queens... thanks! Are you looking for anything for your car??

No, but thanks. I still have a bunch of little extra parts I am looking to get rid of.
I don't like to accumulate too much stuff. Let me know when you want to come up.

[bayside_norm]

Originally Posted by YVEYANT

No, but thanks. I still have a bunch of little extra parts I am looking to get rid of.
I don't like to accumulate too much stuff. Let me know when you want to come up.

Will do. I'm taking a trunkload of parts out to Carlisle as well... probably return with even more! Look forward to it.

Norm