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BAD DAB · 02-13-2019, 07:08 PM

That looks great!

Stewart · 02-13-2019, 07:17 PM

Very classy and an amazing job

Moto-Mojo · 02-13-2019, 08:01 PM

I’m a little slow I guess. Using the old knob? Maybe a peak at the new one?

awsm66 · 02-13-2019, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

I’m a little slow I guess. Using the old knob? Maybe a peak at the new one?

Its a CF ball. Nothing special but here is a pic...

mikeinmobile · 02-14-2019, 12:12 AM

Gotta have this! Super cool.

mikeinmobile · 02-14-2019, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by SSEssence

Not a bad option is the CFD adaptor, I love mine!

Does anyone sell the boot part to fit around the stock auto shifter? I'm fine w/the stock shifter but don't like the plastic burial mound around it. Actually it's the only part of the interior I don't like. Any advice would be appreciated.

Ashn4it · 02-14-2019, 01:28 AM

Wow that turned out very nice! Great Job.

Dylan1214 · 02-14-2019, 02:36 AM

I would 100% purchase one of these.

gm2376 · 02-14-2019, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mikeinmobile

Does anyone sell the boot part to fit around the stock auto shifter? I'm fine w/the stock shifter but don't like the plastic burial mound around it. Actually it's the only part of the interior I don't like. Any advice would be appreciated.

I am pretty sure it is just the manual boot.

awsm66 · 02-14-2019, 08:34 AM

Its a genuine GM part that you can get from your dealer or online parts dealer. You will have to slot the screw holes for it to sit correctly and not have a gap. I think there are a couple different ones with different stitching options. I chose the one that matches my interior.

It will fit around the factory auto shifter and tie in fine...I just wanted to get rid of the stock shifter.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeinmobile

Does anyone sell the boot part to fit around the stock auto shifter? I'm fine w/the stock shifter but don't like the plastic burial mound around it. Actually it's the only part of the interior I don't like. Any advice would be appreciated.

orange devil · 02-14-2019, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by awsm66

Its a genuine GM part that you can get from your dealer or online parts dealer. You will have to slot the screw holes for it to sit correctly and not have a gap. I think there are a couple different ones with different stitching options. I chose the one that matches my interior.

It will fit around the factory auto shifter and tie in fine...I just wanted to get rid of the stock shifter.

The manual boot really does give it a cleaner new updated look.

mikeinmobile · 02-14-2019, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by awsm66

Its a genuine GM part that you can get from your dealer or online parts dealer. You will have to slot the screw holes for it to sit correctly and not have a gap. I think there are a couple different ones with different stitching options. I chose the one that matches my interior.

It will fit around the factory auto shifter and tie in fine...I just wanted to get rid of the stock shifter.

Thanks guys. I'm on it!

George-CZ · 02-14-2019, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by awsm66

I saw Elvis66 posted a White Madness shifter a week or so ago and decided I would order one. I already had a manual shifter boot in the car but was using the stock shifter.

I put the White Madness shifter in and while it is a great design and well thought out and great finish, I wasn't happy with how it looked with the manual shift boot.

I was going to make an adapter for the boot but then decided to just make my own shifter instead.

I took some 2.5" solid AL stock I had and started turning it down until I had my desired shape. Then I figured out the actual length and cut it to size. Then I hollowed it out and tested it to make sure it worked like I wanted it to. Next step was to machine a piece of delrin as a bushing to the metal on the shifter so I wouldn't have metal to metal rubbing. I threaded it for a 12x1.25 because I couldn't find a CF ball I liked in the 12x1.75 thread. Lastly I milled a slot in it and turned down a screw to hold it all in.

I am not quite finished but far enough along to share what I have. I will be ceracoating the screw head with "micro slick dry film coating" to help with any seizing but I don't think it will be a problem if I didn't...I just would rather do it just in case.

I am NOT a professional machinist, and I wouldn't even say I am a hobby machinist...I am more of a "I got a good deal on some big machines from a friend and I like to play and use them some" machinist LOL. I used to use them a good bit to make collectible lightsaber hilt parts and even entire hilts but I haven't used them in quite a while so it was fun to use them again.

The shifter ball I ordered will hopefully be in on Thursday or Friday and I will update the post when I have that pic. Until then here are some progress pics.

OK all the images are rotated...sorry about that but I do not know how to fix it.

Very nice!
Something similar I also started to produce. But for manual transmission.
Finally, I got the aluminum material.

awsm66 · 02-15-2019, 01:38 PM

Got the shifter ball in today. I wasn't happy with the necked down part because it looked funny to me so I took it out and machined it down. Now it meets the shifter rod correctly.

Pics and a video below...

Video...

https://youtu.be/GNn_ZqQ9Xuo

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awsm66 Drives: Victory Red 2011 2SS Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 79	Got the shifter ball in today. I wasn't happy with the necked down part because it looked funny to me so I took it out and machined it down. Now it meets the shifter rod correctly. Pics and a video below... Video... https://youtu.be/GNn_ZqQ9Xuo