shift knob idea for hurst
#1
i have an idea for my shift **** on my hurst.....
i hate the small **** on the hurst shifter, its so small my hand always slips off it and my fist ends up hittin the radio and all that
sooo my idea is take a pool ball (cue ball, white one) and use a drill press to drill a 3/8 hole and put a threaded insert in there with some epoxy and then screw it onto my shifter
is this possible? drilling a hole in a pool ball? im think it is but i also think the ball might crumble or break apart where the hole is
do yall think it will work?
EDIT:
oh and christian or one of the mods....
i found a typo haha
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i hate the small **** on the hurst shifter, its so small my hand always slips off it and my fist ends up hittin the radio and all that
sooo my idea is take a pool ball (cue ball, white one) and use a drill press to drill a 3/8 hole and put a threaded insert in there with some epoxy and then screw it onto my shifter
is this possible? drilling a hole in a pool ball? im think it is but i also think the ball might crumble or break apart where the hole is
do yall think it will work?
EDIT:
oh and christian or one of the mods....
i found a typo haha
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For teh control freaks that wanna tell the truck when to shift. All manual topics go here.
Moderators FoMoCoEdge, FireRanger, Gay-briel, SoundPer4mance
#7
Sounds to me like you want something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33703
I know the stock shifters have grooves, not threads, so I don't think we can use it. But with your hurst shifter, the **** should have threads, and should accept any of the universal kits with interchangable thread patterns,.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33703
I know the stock shifters have grooves, not threads, so I don't think we can use it. But with your hurst shifter, the **** should have threads, and should accept any of the universal kits with interchangable thread patterns,.
#11
Drilling a pool ball is far from easy because ideally you need to get about 1/2" or a little more into the ball and since they are round and slick they are close to impossible to keep straight, it can be done, but we went through four ***** before we kept one from splitting from the drill.
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Old Guy User…
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I will try to locate the guy that sells aluminum Pool *****, in fact there are a lot of Pool Ball Shift ***** out there but not many made of aluminum.
My “8” Ball looks just like a real “8” ball even to the off colored white inlay around the number.
That you did… I didn’t look at the origin date but ya 2004, WOW; “U-DUD-Man”.
Merry X-Mas to all and to all a good morning… HNY
My “8” Ball looks just like a real “8” ball even to the off colored white inlay around the number.
That you did… I didn’t look at the origin date but ya 2004, WOW; “U-DUD-Man”.
Merry X-Mas to all and to all a good morning… HNY
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Old Guy User…
iTrader: (12)
This guy does custom stuff but the price isn’t too bad.
http://www.americanshifter.com/produ...d-Shift-*****/
This is general stuff, a real pool ball is used but not aluminum, not that it is bad but it is real. Make sure to specify the thread size, this one is metric but they must sell one that is for a Hurst.
There are a lot of the “2” Pool Ball Shift ***** out there, search’um up.
The **** I use is from TM-Machine but from what I can see they do not make much any more, I am not even sure if they are making any Pool Ball ***** but mine is first class machining and painting, one of the best I have ever seen.
http://www.americanshifter.com/produ...d-Shift-*****/
This is general stuff, a real pool ball is used but not aluminum, not that it is bad but it is real. Make sure to specify the thread size, this one is metric but they must sell one that is for a Hurst.
There are a lot of the “2” Pool Ball Shift ***** out there, search’um up.
The **** I use is from TM-Machine but from what I can see they do not make much any more, I am not even sure if they are making any Pool Ball ***** but mine is first class machining and painting, one of the best I have ever seen.
Last edited by Scrambler82; 12-25-2011 at 06:37 AM. Reason: spl chk
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when i took my stock shift **** off, i brought the whole shift lever in the house, stuck the **** end into a pot of boiling water for about 2 min, then (wearing gloves) just pulled the **** right off. on my '88 it was hot enough in the cab one summer day, it just came off easily. its a press fit onto a spline, i dont think there was any adheshive involved. you could take a hair dry to it for a bit and that heat might be enough for it to come off then.