Jason Wright Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Has anyone changed their shifter on their 720? Was curious what would work. Wanting to put a Hurst style stick in mine. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Just get a T handle shift knob. Tell the truth I drove several new '70s muscle cars with them (Hurst Pistol-Grip and the T Handle) and you know, they look great and all but if serious about comfortable fast positive shifts, the BALL is the absolute best. Works like a ball joint in the palm of your hand. If it has to say HURST on the side just weld one onto the 720 stem and cover with the dust boot. Otherwise swap a HURST handle or knob on. 1 Quote Link to comment
Jason Wright Posted January 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Cool. I just always liked the bent look and t handle. Do you know the tread pattern for the shifter by chance? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Only that it's metric. Quote Link to comment
Jason Wright Posted January 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 How can I post pics and vids? Kinda new to this sort of thing. Lol 2 Quote Link to comment
dat77sun Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 i have a hurst shifter grafted onto a stock shifter base, but im also running a gm nv3500 trans 1 Quote Link to comment
4thgearcruisen Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Shift knob for a datsun is 8x1.25 Quote Link to comment
Jaims Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'm pretty new to this as well. I had some sucess search the fourm for upload pics. I personally just share links to my photo bucket account. Quote Link to comment
Jason Wright Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Cool pics dat77sun. That's the style I would like. I want the bent stick. Quote Link to comment
dat77sun Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 we just had the lever laying around so i cut off the base and welded it to the stock gm shifter, possibly could do it with a datsun shifter, but there a different style Quote Link to comment
zmanofwashington Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 If you want to seriously shorten your throw on your truck, I offer a shortened shifter on my online store at www.datsunstore.com for 89.95. Go to the truck section and it should be in the interior section just after the shift knobs or you can use the hyperlink. http://www.datsunstore.com/shifters-shortened-throw-p-1790.html The posted pic shows the difference between a cut tower and an original tower out of a z car. I can take 4 to 6 " off of the truck shifter and it will be just about perfect. For an additional charge I can heat up the tower and pull it closer to the driver so you won't have to reach as far for 3rd or 5th gear if you want. The threads are clocked on the stock shifters and I still use the top section with the threads and make sure that I weld them back on with the same clocking. z man of washington 360-668-2979 Quote Link to comment
DaveZilla Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 If you want to seriously shorten your throw on your truck, I offer a shortened shifter on my online store at www.datsunstore.com for 89.95. Go to the truck section and it should be in the interior section just after the shift knobs or you can use the hyperlink. http://www.datsunstore.com/shifters-shortened-throw-p-1790.html The posted pic shows the difference between a cut tower and an original tower out of a z car. I can take 4 to 6 " off of the truck shifter and it will be just about perfect. For an additional charge I can heat up the tower and pull it closer to the driver so you won't have to reach as far for 3rd or 5th gear if you want. The threads are clocked on the stock shifters and I still use the top section with the threads and make sure that I weld them back on with the same clocking. z man of washington 360-668-2979 I've done the same to my 280zx back in the early 90's by cutting out a section and welding it back up, then I threw out the plastic bushing and filled the opening with aluminum and re drilled the hole to the same size as the pin to take out all of the play. This worked out we'll but the aluminum eventually wore out making the stick noisy. I recently did the same on my 720 but added in a double 90 section to bring the stick 3" closer to me and welded the threaded end back on. For the bushing on this one I used my tig and filled it in with silicon bronze then drilled and teamed the hole to the exact size of the pin. This is working out way better than the aluminum I used before and it shifts perfectly smooth with no slop or play. I also drilled the bottom hole as high up the stick as possible without it binding to shorten the throw a little more. Even with the 3" dog leg added into mine it all still fits under the factory boot so it can't be seen, but it definitely makes shifting to 1St, 3rd, and 5th much easier to reach. Quote Link to comment
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