Robert,
Thanks for the pics. The leather boot looks good. You mentioned noise.
Did you put any type of weather boot/seal under the leather one? Maybe this
is what you used the foam for. I'm working on cutting a 3/16" thick Nitrile
rubber gasket to lay under the regular shifter boot. This will keep the
weather and noise out of the cab. Above this, I'm going to try fitting one
of the Hurst "Super Boots". The stock boot on my '96 has the passengers
side built up about 1.25" to make it appear level. If the Hurst boot looks
funny, I may have to dream up something to level it out as well. I'll take
a couple pictures of both boots when I finish each one, and the install.
Let me know if you'd be interested in seeing them.
Rich
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Schultz [mailto:robert_schultz@sympatico.killspammers.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 7:45 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: Hurst Shifter 01-02
Rich:
On my '00 I tried the stock boot, but it was a little tight. It fit, but not
well, and when you shifted into 3rd or 5th it would sometimes pop the boot
out of the console.
I used an old black leather coat and sewed up a new one. I cut the rubber
boot off of the metal base and glued the new leather one to it.
Underneath all this I wrapped closed cell foam around the shifter. One thing
I didn't like about the Hurst was the extra noise in the cab.
Seems to work pretty good. I am going to redo it with nicer leather.
I went out an took a picture. Please ignore the dirt inside the truck. Get
detailed as soon as the snow is gone!
Check out the picture in the Hurst folder at
http://ca.photos.yahoo.com/robert_schultz
Rob S.
""Wisotzkey, Rich"" <Rich.Wisotzkey@gd-ns.com> wrote in message
news:10232.74528.7296@news.twistedbits.net...
>
> Hi Bill,
> Wnated to let you know the Hurst was installed this past weekend. It is
> probably 95% completed. I want to cut a new weather boot to fit under the
> regular shifter boot. I don't want to cut up the stock one in case for
some
> reason I'd ever need to re-install it.
>
> I'm also thinking about ordering one of the Hurst "Super Boots" to dress
it
> off, but I'm not sure yet. The stock boot has the right side built up to
> level it out, but the Hurst boot doesn't. I'm afraid it won't sit right
> being on an angle and will look funny. Did you just reuse the stock boot?
> If so, how does it work with the round hole for the rectangular stick?
Did
> you do anything else different to finish it off or make it fit better?
> Thanks,
> Rich
>
> Did you use the
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SEMIHEMI01@aol.com [mailto:SEMIHEMI01@aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 4:38 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Hurst Shifter 01-02
>
>
>
> I did, and you have to Modify it. Bill
>
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