Homemade short-shifter...

[Peer]

Here's a picture of my homemade short-shifter. It's amazing what a dremel-tool can do along with a leather shift-knob off eBay. My shifter is now slightly shorter than the palm of my hand -- just the way I want it.

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[Chris_in_NH]

hey, that looks pretty cool!! is shifting more difficult now as you need more leverage to shift? do you like it better?

which Dremel attachment did you use (a cutting wheel, etc?) how many did you burn through before you were able to cut all the way through the shaft? ;)

which knob is that? looks very cool!

/chris

[Peer]

Chris in NH wrote:

> hey, that looks pretty cool!! is shifting more difficult now

> as you need more leverage to shift? do you like it better?

Actually, it's easer to shift since my arm & hand now rest on the console -- hence, I like it much better than the stock.

> which Dremel attachment did you use (a cutting wheel, etc?)

> how many did you burn through before you were able to cut

> all the way through the shaft?

I used the small diameter cutting wheel, and yes, I went through a few of them ;^)

> which knob is that? looks very cool!

It's a MOMO knock-off. This is actually the only thing I regret -- although it's made of real leather and has some very nice stitching, the attachment-ring isn't metal but some hardened plastic, while the real MOMO is aluminum.

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