I have an almost original (except shifter and added power steering) '67 326 vert that I bought last year, and thought I blew 3rd gear the second time I took her out. I did not have time over the winter to yank the tranny, but when I got under it this spring, I found the 3rd gear shift linkage hitting hard on the inside of the tunnel so it wouldn't go into 3rd gear. I loosened everything and tried to shift the tranny over, but no good. So two questions - first, is this something known with a Hurst shifter installation, and second, is it possible to install the crossmember backwards and would this be a possible cause? Are the tranny mounting holes offset on the crossmember? The previous owner did have the tranny out to replace the throw-out bearing.
I've seen motor mounts compressed and causes the transmission to be closer to the side tunnel. Also if floor pans have been replaced and not done right. How is the fan inside shroud? It is close to the bottom of shroud or close to passenger side low.
Thanks for the tip. I checked it out, and the motor mounts are fine - not compressed at all. I found two issues - the crossmember only had 1 bolt in it, so it was shifted a little sideways, and the shifter linkage was bent. It looks like the car was ditched before I got it, and something must have gotten up in there and bent the linkage. The only way that could happen is if it was ditched going in backwards. The previous owner did tell me there was rear end damage on it when he got it. So I installed three more bolts and bent the linkage back some, and it now clears the tunnel. So now I'm dealing with the shifter being too loose to shift properly. When I try for 4th it goes into 2nd. It looks like the 1-2 lever in the shifter is getting dragged along by the 3-4 lever when I go for 4th. Trying to figure out if I can remove the shifter without dropping the tranny to rebuild it...