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08-27-2008, 01:34 PM
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cool shifters......
ok i have a chance to trade my 91 for a 72. its a 4 speed truck which i dont like already but anyways it has the big ol bent factory shifter in it. is there a aftermarket shifter handle that i can use that doesnt look so crappy ? a nice turbo 400 w/ b&m will eventually make it into the truck if i can do anything about it.
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08-27-2008, 02:22 PM
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Re: cool shifters......
i have a nice budweiser keg tap that might look cool
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08-27-2008, 04:17 PM
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Re: cool shifters......
you can design your own handle cut it out of steel/you cut the original handle leaving a 3-5inch stub then weld your creation to the stub and your stylin with your custom shifter
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08-27-2008, 08:52 PM
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Re: cool shifters......
ummmm have you SEEN the internet lately? it's FULL of cool shift knobs!
/end sarcasm seriously though.. brass knuckles, big swirled glass marbles, glow in the dark bulbs, beer tap handles, snake heads! RAT HEADS!!! now you're prepared for what you're going to find when you google search
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08-27-2008, 11:07 PM
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Re: cool shifters......
heres mine for four wheel drive, its the stock shifter arm but i made the "knob" (if thats what you want to call it) out of an old briggs lawn mower piston
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08-27-2008, 11:50 PM
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Re: cool shifters......
Cut the handle off this, Their cheap at Home Depot...
 I actually seen one and it was kinda cool
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08-28-2008, 12:41 PM
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Re: cool shifters......
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Very cool. I did the same thing to my s10 with a piston i took out of 1978 Yamaha Trimoto 175 3 Wheeler i rebuilt. Its amazing how comfertable it is.
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08-28-2008, 02:27 AM
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Re: cool shifters......
im looking for a cool LEVER not knob . i have a kick ass knob if i can find a cool ass shifter lever.
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08-28-2008, 07:09 AM
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Re: cool shifters......
You could always make one...
  
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08-28-2008, 10:51 AM
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Re: cool shifters......
I used the grip out of a helicopter on my 35 Chevy coupe. It still had the wiring attached when I got it so I hooked all of it up. You could roll the windows down and it would pop the door solenoids open,
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08-28-2008, 11:23 AM
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08-28-2008, 08:37 PM
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Re: cool shifters......
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thanks for the ideas. lance
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08-28-2008, 02:15 PM
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Re: cool shifters......
dragginass man, that shifter is awsome! very custom! very cool!
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08-28-2008, 03:58 PM
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Re: cool shifters......
As you are seeing, with truck 4 speeds, the shifter is pretty much integrated into the tranny unlike many car tranny's where it's an add-on attached to the outside of the case. No one I know of makes performance/custom shifters for the truck 4 speed. So You just make your own and weld it to the stub of the original shifter and hide the weld in a shifter boot.
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08-28-2008, 05:03 PM
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Re: cool shifters......
Well mine was converted from a colomn to a floor. So its an aftermarket bold on so it was rather simple. But I'm sure with a little thought nothing is too hard.
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08-28-2008, 05:14 PM
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Re: cool shifters......
Yup, 3-speeds are a piece of cake to convert.
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