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Dilemma: I hate the stock shift knob in my Z almost as much as I hate the thought of paying $180 to replace it with something decent. Solution: 12x1.75" 6061
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Dilemma: I hate the stock shift knob in my Z almost as much as I hate the thought of paying $180 to replace it with something decent.
Solution: 12x1.75" 6061 aluminum rod and access to a lathe... enough for 2 attempts and I'm only out $24 counting shipping. I'll keep this thread updated with how this minor project turns out. Yup, I'm a cheap bastard. ![]()
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McMaster-Carr, actually.
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Me too. I ordered the aluminum at like 5:30 yesterday evening and it was at my door today. That's almost frightening, in a George Orwell sort of way.
![]() Mostly I'm just excited to add "lathe" next to MIG welder, sandblaster, and plasma torch on the list of things I've recently learned how to use. Worst case scenario is I bollocks it up and my shiny new aftermarket shift knob ends up costing me $24 more than it should have. Worth the risk IMO.
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I already have a Tommy Kaira... But this looks interesting... IN
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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)
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There are a lot of sub $180 shift knobs out there, heck a lot of sub $80 knobs.
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You can find a Nismo shift nob for <$80 if you know where to look. IMO stock is MUCH nicer than what you are about to do to it. Heck it's a very good knob in general.
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Password JDM Shift Knob < $50 @ amazon.com
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Thread pitch is 10x1.25, right?
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Good luck man I hope it turns out great. A lot of satisfaction can be gained doing things with our own hands. Turning a hunk of metal into a shift knob on a manual lathe is far from a home depot mod.
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Got a late start and the wife was impatient for date night, so I guess I'll have to finish up tomorrow. So far so good though.
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