Shift Knob

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https://www.speedsterowners.com...5#437165796394625335

Attahced is a link with pictures to the thread i posted a few weeks back.  Gary does make a great product.  He has some off the selft or will custom build you a knob.  Give him a ring, he is very helpfull, and has a 100% refund guarantee if you dont like his product.

Cheers,

Luis

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I've got the Irish curse. my shaft has always been too small !

Marty has this fixation about knobs.

Simple fix... A rubber tapered transition piece for 1$ at lowes.  

at lowes look for a Hillman Fastener Neoprene Hole PluG/ Rubber Stopper- 13/16 x 1 x 5/8 . ( top diameter x hight x bottom diameter).

- Drill a hole through center- top to button. To make it a snug fit, use a drill bit slightly smaller than your shifter shaft.

- drill lager hole on the large diameter side deep enough to hide the locknut,

- slide it through the saft, then a lock nut, then screw the knob in, tighten lock nut to knob and lastly slide rubber spacer up the shaft to hide locknut... And presto, a tapered transition piece.  

- project time - 10minutes.  I will send a picture tomorrow.  Just heading out to dinner with the family.

a smaller diameter version of the bumper I ised for a door stop, to prevent the doors from hitting the farme when the kids swing the doors open.

Cheers,

Luis

Thanks Luis, I'm not very tool friendly but I can do that.

Good direction

Craig

Luis;

Can you describe / or insert picture, of your door stop, attachment and location.  I am small in stature, but I can't get my arm between the inside leading edge of the door and the body.  I don't want to remove the door. It is shimmed and I fear removal and re hanging will be tough for me. Thanks, Art

Are we drifting away?

Sorry for the late reply, been out on a drive... It's sunny and 59F in Seattle.

pictures of the shift knob transition piece;

 Knob/ lock nut/ rubber bumper;

- bumper was drilled with 7/16" bit from top to button.

- then 1/2" bit used on wider radius portion to widen the opening of bumper to accommodate slipping the lock nut in it (to hide it once installed).

Hillman rubber stopper #2- purchased at Lowes ~1.04$ 

In regards to your your query on the door bumper:

i used large Hillman bumpers-one per door, size  #9 (1 13/16 door side x 1 high x 1 1/2 car door sill side),  needle nose pliers (to position in location), and 3M two sided molding tape to attach the bumper to the door sill...

- i used used the needle nose pliers to maneuver /hold the bumper to mock up/locate the right location where the bumper would make contact with the door sill and door panel , but the door edge would not (leaving a 1cm gap).

- holding the door open with the bumper in place being held by pressure, I used the needle nose pliers to place a small piece of blue tape to mark the location of the bumper ( as guide).

- I cleaned the door sill application area using 3m adhesion prep pads.

- I then applied the 3m tape on the wide radious portion of the bumper, and using the needle nose to maneuver the bumper in to place and the blue tape as guide, I placed the bumper in the same location.

 - once the bumper was in the desired location I used the door ( by opening as far as possible to apply preasure to the bumper/tape.  And a blow dryier to warm up the area and activate the 3m adhesive.  It was 50F when I applied and not very tacky... 3m recommends 65-90F for proper adhesion/curing.

took about 15 minutes per door.

My hands did not fit either ;-) so long needle nose pliers (like the ones you would use for electrical work) were key.

 Large bumper ~ $3.40

Hope ps this helps,

cheers,

luis

had some of the molding tape around and I used to this application... seem to be holding great!

Luis, thanks for the great detail !

Art

A panned out picture with a bettle view of the cabin...

@ Luis

Thread Drift Warning

What gear shift boot/cover are you using and where did you get it? I have an ugly black plastic/rubber square piece of junk and I was considering switching to an interior matching Oxblood leather boot.  How does it attach at the bottom?

Robert

Robert,

both shifter boot and brake boot are made by Kirk (his team) at VS, and are ~ 50$.

They attach to the carpet via velcro which comes stitched around the lower rim of the boot.  Works great, velcro grabs the carpet and does not easily release.

 Does a great job hiding the Vintage Speed quick shifter base.

Mine are made out of "pleather", vynil, but he can make them in leather as well.  The pleather he uses is great, has great feel/dexterity, that's why I opted for it.

give Kirk a call, or email him. 

cheers,

Luis

That's perfect.  My Speedster is a VS as well.  I'll give him a call and order one. Thanks for the quick reply.