Kelly -- I may have missed this from earlier posts, but what kind of shifter assembly are you using now? If you have a standard '68-'69 four-speed console and a Hurst assembly, things should work without having to do anything to the console cup. From what I've read, the only cup modifications come into play when you have a '67 console because it's different from the others.
I have a '68 that had the replacement Hurst Competition Plus 4-speed shifter with a flat stick handle. Factory was a round bar stick. The only thing you have to figure out is how stock do you want to be? The factory-correct shifter assembly uses the round bar 5325 stick, which attaches to the assembly by way of a pressure/shim system. The Competition Plus flat stick is held in place with two bolts. I found a correct round bar shifter for around $100 (rechromed ones are on eBay for around $200), and it already had been drilled to fit the two-bolt system. A correct complete shim assembly isn't cheap, but if you can find a stick that's either already been drilled for the two holes, or if you find one that hasn't that you want to drill, either will work. I haven't had any console cup issues; the stick moves with ease.
Hope this helps.
Jim
'68 Firebird
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> That's it. Just price. I will likely go with Ames as I have used them before
> but Classic has the exact same parts I am looking for and they occasionally
> have them at 15-20% off. My order is around $600 and the things I am looking
> at don't have the words "discount exempt" on them so I thought I would sniff
> around for a discount code...
> I am thinking about biting the bullet and getting a correct 4 speed shifter
> assembly to replace the regular square bar Hurst I have. It requires
> mutilating the shift cup in the console for it and I am in so deep into this
> now.. what another 300 into the money pit...
>
> Kelly
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> Don't beat your brain too much cause I think there is only one source for
> them where all the vendors get them from so it's price, price or price
> (maybe availability if you're in a hurry).
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> That's it. Just price. I will likely go with Ames as I have used them before
> but Classic has the exact same parts I am looking for and they occasionally
> have them at 15-20% off. My order is around $600 and the things I am looking
> at don't have the words "discount exempt" on them so I thought I would sniff
> around for a discount code...
> I am thinking about biting the bullet and getting a correct 4 speed shifter
> assembly to replace the regular square bar Hurst I have. It requires
> mutilating the shift cup in the console for it and I am in so deep into this
> now.. what another 300 into the money pit...
>
> Kelly
> http://www3.telus.net/public/68bird/
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> Sent: October 27, 2009 4:10 PM
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> Subject: Re: [FGF] RE: hood tach w Pertronix
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> Don't beat your brain too much cause I think there is only one source for
> them where all the vendors get them from so it's price, price or price
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