Technical Changing Reverse location on Hurst Shifter

Does anyone know how to change the location of reverse on my hurst competition plus shifter? Right now it is to the left and up, i need it to be to the left and down in order to work with my transmission. Flipping the bracket on the transmission interferes the 1-2 shifter rods.

 

I'd have to go out an look at the shifter hanging in the shed but I don't think that there is anything on the shifter to prevent it from being shifted left and down rather than left and up except the trans it's self.

 

I have to agree... Now, with that said, I think some shifters used a different-length reverse lever to gain clearance but I suspect you'll have to rework the shifter rods and maybe the trans levers to make it work.

 

Maybe some sort of a bellcrank device?

 

So i found that the mounting plate that mounts the shifter to the trans had a cut out for the pin on the shifter to go through. This cutout only allowed the shifter to move forward. I drilled and filed it so now it should go the other way. I'm switching from the sloppy ITM shifter to the competition plus on a Saginaw 4 speed...

Thank you for your imput guys,
Christian

 

Mount it upside down.................just kidding...........