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8ball gear knob

Started by Gump , Aug 29 2006 08:42 PM

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#1 Gump

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Posted 29 August 2006 - 08:42 PM

you might be able to help me, back in the 70's/80's people used to have 8ball's for there gear knob. were these over the counter things or did you have to make your own if so how?

and did any body use any of the diffrent balls?

cheers gump

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Posted 29 August 2006 - 09:15 PM

I have done this heaps of times, I still buy pool/snooker balls for gear knobs, although these days I stick to black, red or white snooker balls !!

I get them from a billiards shop, about $8 ea, and drill and tap them to suit the application. They work out great and are very durable.

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#3 _chevy_253_torana_

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Posted 29 August 2006 - 09:22 PM

i agree with struggler i saw my old man was making one up so i asked wheres mine i went and bought a red snooker ball got it drilled though and a peice of brass tapped to suit the shifter and then knocked into the ball looks heaps better then nothing and is very durable also to me i reckon it feels better to

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Posted 29 August 2006 - 09:27 PM

I have in stock 8 ball gear knobs ready to go
Also 8 ball door lock knobs, number plate bolts, key rings , valve caps
Infact I even have a pair of 8 ball fluffy hangers....... like dice but just black 8 balls

All in stock and ready for sale

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#5 _lxhatch_jim_

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Posted 29 August 2006 - 09:29 PM

I purchased a plastic one from a swap meet a couple of years ago. It has a threadless sleeve with a grub screw to hold it in place.

Now I have a real one which is much nicer in the palm. As chevy_253_torana said, a tapped out sleeve would be perfect as the plastic one with the grub screw wobbled a little. Even a nut sunk into the ball and glued in would probably work.

I can measure the pitch of the gearstick thread if you like so you can get an exact match for a nut/threaded sleeve?

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#6 _chevy_253_torana_

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Posted 29 August 2006 - 09:37 PM

and i think u should change it its not just the older generati im 16 and have one wouldnt have the aussie 4speed without it now ^_^

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#7 Gump

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Posted 29 August 2006 - 09:41 PM

yeha i was thinking of going abit retro with the inteior in the HJ i was going to get a 10 ball (dont know what colour it is yellow?) cause im born on 10/10, started dating on the 10/04 so sorta my number.

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#8 dattoman

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Posted 29 August 2006 - 09:50 PM

no black balls for you then

Shame....... I have to sell these things to help fund my addictions

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Posted 29 August 2006 - 09:55 PM

So you have black balls dattoman :blink:

I'm glad we have no racial prejudices on these forums :rockon:

Regards ................... Barry

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#10 Gump

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Posted 30 August 2006 - 10:37 AM

arent black balls really bad blue balls.

hay datto how much are the black balls? might trow one in the cruiser might add to the yobbo look.

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Posted 30 August 2006 - 11:40 PM

Knob $25
Door locks (pair) $8
Valve caps (4) $8
# plate bolts (pair) $8
Keyrings $5

I'm keeping the fluffy things for myself

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#12 enderwigginau

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Posted 31 August 2006 - 10:39 AM

yep you keep your fluufy balls to yourself, hehehe

You can be defected for these btw.
Unless you have a shift pattern on the console ala SLR.

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#13 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 31 August 2006 - 04:18 PM

Could you be defected if you have a Rares knob on a Aussie Four speed and no console with the shift pattern?

Steve

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Posted 31 August 2006 - 04:30 PM

Would this fit onto a Timatic column shifter??? That would look super cool on the LJ :spoton:

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#15 makka

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Posted 31 August 2006 - 05:14 PM

Would this fit onto a Timatic column shifter??? That would look super cool on the LJ

I dont see why not, you would just have to tap the thread to suit.

i am about to make something similar for my car, I am getting a little bit sick of my current shift knob

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Posted 31 August 2006 - 05:26 PM

The stuff billiard balls are made of is fairly tough (as you would imagine).
I have never had a thread strip in one yet, so no need to fit a brass insert.

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#17 Tiny

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Posted 31 August 2006 - 05:56 PM

Problem with the trimatic shifter is you need a button to press for the safety lockout... and the top of teh standard shifter is an oval from memory!

Cheers!

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Posted 31 August 2006 - 06:03 PM

Problem with the trimatic shifter is you need a button to press for the safety lockout... and the top of teh standard shifter is an oval from memory!

not on the column ones Tiny!

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Posted 31 August 2006 - 06:24 PM

Arha!! I believe your right!

Then again.. ive never had a column shift :tease:

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Posted 31 August 2006 - 06:39 PM

column shift cars are the best! they leave u with a perfect tunnel for when you put a real shifter in them!

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Posted 31 August 2006 - 06:45 PM

LOL

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#22 _Loki_

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Posted 31 August 2006 - 06:53 PM

Problem with the trimatic shifter is you need a button to press for the safety lockout... and the top of teh standard shifter is an oval from memory!

Cheers!

Correct, the Trimatic shifter is a pain in the ass.
It's an oval shape, I could not find a damn thing aftermarket that would fit it, everywhere pretty much said "the old trimatic oval shape? no chance"

I ended up finding a perfectly good Torana that was being wrecked, ripped out every little piece I needed, handbrake release knob, T-Bar shifter + both front door handles in chamois that cleaned up looking like new/my original ones all for a nice sumly price of something like $2.50

If anybody knows where to get a variety of aftermarket stuff for the traimatic shifter I'd be interested in grabbing a spare! As that GODDAMN BUTTON loves to go flying from time to time when down in L1 and rarely L2.

And I'm pretty sure one of these days I'm going to lose it, even though I'm a little more careful with it now

Edited by Loki, 31 August 2006 - 06:54 PM.

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#23 _chevy_253_torana_

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Posted 31 August 2006 - 07:52 PM

if you get defected for the shifter knob then the cop would have to know those cars inside out luckily not many out there would speaking of which those top tbar covers for the v8 trimatic shifters ... hard to come by ??? around how much am i looking at ??

personally i cant see anything beating either a b&m rachet shifter or the older hemi style pistol grip ... would kill for one of those in the torrie!!

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#24 dattoman

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Posted 01 September 2006 - 12:58 AM

Just buy the SS pistol grip knob from Rares for the trimatic
Thats what I'm adapting to the T350 so it looks stock

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Posted 01 September 2006 - 09:14 AM

I have a spare SS Trimatic knob, NOS in box......
Still have the box for the one in the car too i think......

Cop doesn't need to know any car inside out for this defect, as it states a shift pattern must be visible for a manual transmission - no car is immune, I wish more ricers got done for this - hence all shift knobs began having it impressed on the top.

Grant..