Hurst Ram Rod Shifter on a Doug Nash/Richmond 5 speed?

Anyone ever put a Hurst Ram Rod Shifter on a Doug Nash/Richmond 5 speed?
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We have an old Doug Nash 5 speed with a Hurst H pattern shifter and were thinking about putting a Hurst Ram Rod Shifter on it. I realize it’s a 4 speed shifter with separate reverse lever, but was hoping to use the reverse shifter for 5<SUP>th</SUP> and reverse.
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I thought I’d ask to see if any had gone down that path before I started.

 

Waiting for a reply to this one as I'm in the same boat. If anyone has any information coujld you post some pictures along with a description.

 

With a separate reverse control, it ought to work; There are 4 speeds connected to 3 speed column shifters, and reverse has it's own control.

Happy Roddin'

4TTRUK

 

I have a Don Long vertical gate shifter in a non HAMB friendly pro street car. It takes a little getting used to on the down shifts but it works great on upshifts.
It's on a Doug Nash Competition 5-Speed so there are dog rings not synchro's.

 

I forgot.... A heavy duty cable mechanism will work, mounted under the dash, and connected to the reverse lever .

4TTRUK

 

Use a "Long" shifter specific to the Richmond/Nash trans. You should be able to pic one up on ebay/craigslist/racingjunk.com/swapmeet etc. For $150-$200.

 

That's not how your supposed to do it. Please get a proper shifter.

 

Guess he's going to forward you the cash.

 

Part of the problem is nostalgia (although buying a shifter designed for a Doug Nash would make good sense).
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Back in the 70’s my daily driver was an off topic car with a BBC, M22 and a Hurst Ram Rod shifter (with the required massive hole cut in the trans tunnel covered by a Hurst Super Boot.)
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Now that I’m older, but not smarter, I’m thinking about installing one again. But I want to use the 5 speed so I can cruise highway speeds at lower rpm.

 

Just checking one more time, has anyone done this?