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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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Lightbulb Show off your shift *****

I want to add a custom shift **** to my 73 f250, and am curious of what other people have come up with.



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these are a few I found doing a quick google search

 
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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 10:07 PM
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[IMG]<a href="http://s877.photobucket.com/albums/ab338/co425/?action=view&current=1ed6add3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i877.photobucket.com/albums/ab338/co425/1ed6add3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>[/IMG]I just took my stock ***** chipped out the old paint. Sanded and polished the ***** and painted the inset part with JD green. Soon to be the color of my truck.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 01:08 AM
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i like the drill chuck...
 
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 01:09 AM
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btw nice job on painting the *****.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 01:44 PM
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I found a model t hub cap and made a shift **** out of it! Ill try and get pics sometime today! You can find them on ebay pretty cheap!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 06:48 PM
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[/url]heres pic of the model t hub cap shifter
 

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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 10:57 PM
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those are sick! I'll have to post the jack skelington one i'm making for my girlfriends car when i finish it.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2011 | 11:03 PM
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there was a post on here awhile back someone posted a picture of their shifter and it was a Budweiser tap handle pretty funny
 
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here is a billet shifter the i made for a friends truck and my own.

i am in the process of building a stainless steel automatic column shifter and polished clear acrylic **** for my f100.




 
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 04:01 PM
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The billiard ***** were a $1 each at a swap meet. Total cost to make is about $2.50 for both !!!

 
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 05:15 PM
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I love that drill chuck shifter! Wouldn't want it as a transmission shifter though, best used as a 4x4 shifter like he did.
 
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Old Feb 4, 2011 | 08:17 PM
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here's mine i made it with a monster energy drink can i filled it with durham's rock hard putty and drilled out the bottom

 
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 01:29 AM
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that monster can is genius! i've wanted to do a rubber ducky or mt. dew can but couldn't think of what to fill em with
 
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 02:21 AM
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Off topic but speaking of mountain dew and dents check out thisYouTube - Mountain Dew Ad - 1985 - Country Cool - big trucks
 
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Old Feb 5, 2011 | 02:30 AM
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