3 speed floor shifter nightmare

[montysano]

Hello all. I know this has been covered to some degree, but I couldn't find what I needed in the archives.

I have a '65 Chevy truck, and a few years ago I replaced the column shift with a 3-speed floor shifter. I believe it was one of the Mr. G shifters from Advance Auto. As others have noted, it's a POS. One of the brackets that clamps on to the tranny shaft failed, and of course Mr. G don't sell no parts.

So.... I had to put the column shifter brackets back on. Now, the pattern is backwards (the Mr. G brackets face up, the stock brackets face down), and the throw is VERY long, but at least I can drive it.

I checked out a Hurst shifter, but the brackets seem to want to bolt into the end of the tranny shaft rather than clamp around it. So it would appear not to work.

Any suggestions? Should I get the tranny shafts drilled and tapped to accept the Hurst shifter?

Never have I had such a simple problem cause me such grief