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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:00 AM
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New Shiftknob!

So i was sitting at home yesterday thinking of cheap and easy stuff i could get done while being bored on my fall break. Well... this since i play baseball in college right now, this is what got the best of me!







Very simple to do, maybe took about 5 minutes. Hope you enjoy!
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:07 AM
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ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....go baseball! very weird but to each his own
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:11 AM
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Looks sweet. Did you drill out a hole then glue in a metal threaded tube? I'm going to do this but with one of those mini baseball we use for a drill that trains you to keep your eye on the ball. They are a little less than half the size of a real ball.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:13 AM
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Actually i just drilled out the hole a size smaller than the shifter. Then sorta wedge it on. Between the leather of the cover and the core inside it made for a nice snug fit on it.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:16 AM
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couldnt do this on mine since I have twin sticks lol.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:17 AM
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Haha well if ya want to i think we could work something out... i mean id gladly trade my baseball for your twins lol
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:23 AM
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haha, nice.

My buddy did this with pool balls. You can get a thread kit, and drill out the hole, then thread it, and will screw right on like a regular shift knob.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:26 AM
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Haha that's awesome!
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:40 AM
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Thanks lol just wanted to change things up a bit
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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very unique i like it
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 09:12 AM
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I'm still trying to find a Navy blue shifter knob with Gold Aviator wings like the Harmon Rab character on the old JAG TV show had in his 70's Crimson Red 'vette.

Anybody got any ideas/seen them?

I May have to send David James Elliott a fan letter, or else send one to Belasarious [production co.] **cringe** lqtm
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 10:44 AM
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i am using an isuzu trooper shift knob for the transmission, and a disco knob on the transfer case. I like them alot.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 01:14 PM
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yea i liked the disco knob i thought about stealin my dads but then his is AWD so there is no 2wd setting so i thought it would look kinda stupid lol
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 05:31 PM
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I like mine ,i have it so the shift boot is connected to it, like the discos.

You driving yet? Shoulder feeling better?
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:14 PM
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yea ive been driving for like a week and a half lol... still in the sling for another 3 weeks tho haha

yea i had to get my baby back... my mom was driving it ... and then she has the nerve to call me and tell me "oh, ive only hit one thing..."

but hey i would like driving it too... she has a 2000 nissan maxima and she says it drives better than her car lol
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:22 PM
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You got a big hand!!!!!!!!
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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well i am 6'4'' wear a size 14 and a wingspan that is like 6'8'' lol so yea...
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 09:28 PM
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I would doi that with a cool skull
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 09:54 PM
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i took a bronze duck bookshelf end thingy and cut the head off. bondo'ed some pvc in the neck and wala! shiftknob. but i took it off a couple months ago because it was starting to get too loose.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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cool but whats with the push button 4wd?
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