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Old 12-14-2015, 11:40 AM   #64
Keith Seymore
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Re: What can be said about the 4-speed New Process NV833 overdrive manual transmissio

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Originally Posted by hatzie View Post
The stick itself is made by GM because it's specific to whatever vehicle they were putting it in. There's nothing really special about the stick. The tang has to mate with the shifter base and the bends have to be formed so you don't run into the dash or the seat.
It just occured to me: if they had continued to use a round stick it probably never would have caught my eye.

The flat stick is what I noticed that made me want one so bad.

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