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Blazerless:-(
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What are you guys using for new 4x4 shifter knobs???
Just wondering what you guys are using to replace the transfer case shifter knob for your 4x4 trucks/blazers. Mine is old and faded and I want something that looks good for our trucks (kinda stock) but new looking.
Any ideas or pics? Diane |
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I use a hurst T handle I guess its called. Caps hang on it real well.
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stock?
well I made one when I did a 208/205 swap in my Old 83 K5 it's not stock looking but it worked out pretty good seeing how I have forgot to post pic's heres a link the knob
Ceth
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What was I thinking??
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I'm slow
Ok I got it now I'm just a little slow today.
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Blazerless:-(
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Cethern- I still can't see it?
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ever thought about painting your original one? I'd say it would last a long time since you won't be touching that often.
My old Jimmy has a Chevette shifter knob someone stuck on the transfer case shifter. It still has the 4 speed shift pattern on it. I mess with my friends telling them it is an automatic and a 4 speed....lol |
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i wonder if you could have the original blasted or somthing and powder coated. that would hold up for a long time if they could do it.
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this is totally non original looking but i thought it would be a neat idea. a friend of mine raises elk and harvests the velvet, so the animal produces "buttons" or the remains of the antler after it is harvested. these things are shaped just right for my hand and i have one i plan to drill and epoxy a threaded insert into and use it for my shifter handle.
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have you looked into polishing it with like 1200 grit sand paper, or maybe a dremel tool?
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i bought a used shift knob from a '72 K5 to compliment my NP205 swap, the Rockwell had a blank knob and the shift pattern on a sticker. So it's semi-stock.
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I'll use one of the triplets.
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Quote:
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Brian Smith ![]() 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 20 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada! - 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 2 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 13 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 6 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154. |
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![]() there is a textured ring around the outer perimeter that I have only seen on Rockwell trucks ('60-'69) and one 1970 NP205 truck (the burb that my NP205 and knob came from, which is original according to p/o).
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my 72 205 has the same knob with textured ring. my buddy's 72 205 is also the same. have actually not seen one different.
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I use the stock ones on my trucks.
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Thanks for the Pic Adam. It looks a lot like mine although, mine seems to be more of a brownish colour...so much for original...lol. oh, well maybe next time : lol :
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For some reason I had a hard time finding one to fit the 205 the 208 has different threads the 205 is like a 7/32's Fine thread or some odd thread size. So I made the one in the pic out of bar stock Alum. I know it's not even close to OEM but hey on that K5 it didn't matter.
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cethern your pics didnt work.
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I used the stock one as they are getting harder to find if your is old looking you can polish it up and it will look good for year's....
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does anyone know about powder coating them? so if you wanted the original but wanted some other color.
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Ok
Well I found out what I was doing wrong so here the pic of my Shifter knob.
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jeez cethern does that thing come off so you can beat people with it? haha.
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Highboy yes it comes off and it does have some weight to it so you could use it for a hammer or a Adult toy if your in to that stuff :p .
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Cethern- I was wondering if I could use that to sing on American Idol! Ha Ha!
Highboy 04- I don't think you can powdercoat something that can't withstand REALLY high heat- so painting the shifter will have to do unless you want to melt it into oblivion- right? Mine looks just like the pic posted by 1969 GMC. Diane |
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