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nice, looks cool.
but clean that ash tray and center console area, disgusting!Leave a comment:
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love the old school style... i have a crystal door knob sitting around my house from my old truck... i wish i could use it....
ive always wanted to use a 9 ball....or custom make a bmw/e30 ball.... with M flag...Leave a comment:
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I really really wanted to do this with a red 3 ball on my hellrot 318is, but I lack the skills and don't feel like learning. Nice work.Leave a comment:
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Feels period correct. :D That is a polarizing design to be sure, but I for one, like it!Leave a comment:
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Billiard Ball Shift Knob
Always liked the look of a billiard ball shift knob (dont know why, just do), so I made this one up.
Originally I just bored out the back side of the ball to fit the shaft, however friction wasnt enough to keep the ball in place on the shift lever. Today, I got bored and decided to do something about it. This thread is the result
Took a piece of steel the appropriate diameter for both the ID on the billiard ball, and the OD of the shift lever, and made the appropriate hole.
Then took an old screw, and used that to make the cross piece that prevents the knob from rotating on the lever.
Bored out the hole in the ball to the OD of the insert
Inserted the steel adapter into the ball. The grooves in the shaft will hold enough JB weld to make the insert permanent
Installed into car. Need to move the shift boot up a bit to cover the bit of lever that is visable.
The screw is a bit offset, and large enough diameter that it grabs into the groove on the lever. if this is not enough, Ill put set screws into the knob to secure it.
Total cost to make the knob was under 5 bucks (for the ball) and about an hours labor time on this:
Not the fastest, but it kept me out of trouble on a boring day.....
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