Nissan 370Z Forum - shift knob solution

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- - shift knob solution (http://www.the370z.com/exterior-interior/90909-shift-knob-solution.html)

kenchan

06-09-2014 11:46 AM

duc- good job! :tup: looks good. hell, looks better than that titanium nismo knob :icon17:

kenchan

06-09-2014 11:46 AM

LOL'ed at homedepot sig. :rofl2:

that knob of yours definitely aint HD (home depot) though. lol

HEK	06-09-2014 12:00 PM

great job on this home made mod, unfortunately here in N.E. having a metal shifter has his drawbacks such as having burn you in the Summer and having to use gloves in the Winter ( I had one on my RSX-S and swore I never would do it again, lol)

(you should consider making some for profit :tiphat:)

jaytirbhaw

06-09-2014 12:02 PM

nice work

Riptide67

06-09-2014 12:16 PM

Very clean! I like it and big kudos on a cheap DIY solution. I wish i had those skills on a lathe.

Mozen

01-20-2015 12:54 AM

Looks sharp. Did you consider counter sinking the knob a bit to take up some of the gap between the boot and the knob base? I really like it!

AntiVenom

01-20-2015 05:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1slow370 (Post 2848520)

Uhm... using a metal lathe automatically makes it WAY more difficult than any homedepot mod ever.

Instead of paying $180 for a knob, he is going to spend 7-12 dollars on material and then a lot of time making it(time is money if you spent 2-4 at work on overtime you could probably make enough to buy the $180 knob instead)

the only miscalculation is that some of us would rather spend hours in a garage tinkering than spend extra time at work. I'd happily trade 8 hours on a lathe vs 2 hours at work. different strokes...

@OP good luck and enjoy the garage time!

Duc_Z09

01-24-2015 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mozen (Post 3086432)

Looks sharp. Did you consider counter sinking the knob a bit to take up some of the gap between the boot and the knob base? I really like it!

Thanks. I ended up using a stepped bit inside the knob to sink my threads enough so that the base ends up flush with the leather boot when the knob is screwed on. If I had it to do over again I would have made the whole piece slightly shorter (maybe by 0.5"-.75"), but I like it enough that I'm not going to bother making another.

4TthAnnyZ

01-25-2015 08:44 AM

I got drunk at a craft beer tour yesterday and impulse bought this:
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15...20a2d6a0d3.jpg
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15...3994204dc0.jpg

First off, yes, it is real.
It had the bottom drilled out and there was a nutsert in it, threaded on to a post for a beer tap. I dont know if the threads match yet but if they dont, im going to, just get a different nutsert.

I never knew how heavy these things were! Its going to be an awesome shift knob.

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