[Peter Serio]

The only adjustment there is on that set-up is on the lever that bolts to the transmission.

On the pin end that the cable connects onto underneath the car that part is actually a threaded stud the end of the lever has a squared off slot that gives you about 1/4" worth of adjustment fore and aft.

What is most likely your problem is the car is 52 years old. The parts they make & sell as replacement parts today are not really the exact length as to the original cable. Either the center moving part is made too short or the outer plastic sheathing is too long. I would look in the GM parts book and see what the part # for that cable was. It may not be the same part # as a cable as was for another similar GM car with a automatic transmission.

Over the years makers of these parts will combine several items into one service part. Especially since the car is over 50 years old. You have just one new cable that is all you can buy now which very well could be an amalgamation of 2 of 3 different GM cable numbers. For different GM cars (BOP) with automatic and console with floor-shift around that 67-68-69 era. I would check and see what cable they are selling, say if you had a 1969 Hurst/Olds. That car came with a turbo 400 GM transmission and a HURST dual gate shifter.


Another issue that you may have (since you say that this car is not an original Dual/Gate car); is the shifter is not installed in the proper location on the floor. You may not have the right turbo 400 dual/gate lever or the bracket is not the right bracket underneath the car to hold the end of the cable, that or the shifter is simply worn out.