I have a customer that has installed a T56 tranny from a 97 Z28 into a 91 Camaro (or he may have said a Mustang) and has a shift **** from a 2003 Cobra that he wants to use on it. He says that the threading is different. My questions is whether or not anyone knows of someone that will sell a stick that will fit both the T56 Pro 5.0 and the 2003 Cobra shift ****.

 

I think you will have an easier time drilling out the **** and using epoxy to mount it.

 

the Shiftknob hole is A LOT smaller then the stick. You will have to make the stick skinnier and then rethread it.
MArcin

 

If that's true, you need a lathe to do a good job. You could use a mill and "improvise," though. I've seen it done before - my friend turned down a shifter handle for his '70 Cuda on a mill at work. You just need to turn down the OD and then cut off the F-body threads and run a die over the uncut portion.

Or, you could just buy a mustang handle. I'm pretty sure that Pro 5.0s were actually first for Mustangs, and then came to the F-body platform. Ask some suppliers, they should be able to hook you up.

 

I don't know of anyone who sells a stick but I can make the stick you have work for you.

A lathe may work, just depends on how the stick is shaped. If not, it shouldn't be a problem in a CNC mill. Just interpolate the OD and thread mill to the correct thread size and pitch.

Send me a PM if I can be of help.

Mike

 

Nothing's a problem with a CNC mill I wish I had access to one of those!

 

i think you could call pro 5.0 and have them make you one OR since they also make mustang shifters (obviously) you might try the stick from the mustang version if its straight and not stepped.