bored...made a shifter

[grinch4om]

got bored and started with a strut rod from an old MAC floor jack, part of a police console and a welder. the gate is next and will operate with the squeeze trigger. I have it in my head but have not made the pieces yet. Lots of drilling, scrounging parts bins and time. Had a blast and if it goes in the truck, flat black, rat rod look currently, I'll leave it rough. If it was going in something pretty, I'd polish it up. The wood on the handle was scraps and I used old creeper caster nuts, deep female nuts, and some counter sunk type screws then filed the finger groves...gee I'm havin fun!