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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 07:51 PM
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I've got an 8ball on my Harley and I've gat a ball bearing the size of a cue ball on the truck. The bearing is hard so I use the edm machine at work to cut the threads. The 8 ball I used is I ivory, I used a carbide tap just to make sure it would cut.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 08:53 PM
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thats sweet. Did any of yall look at the picture of my shifter on my truck? I didnt have an 8 ball so i just used an old 12 ball i had layin around
 
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 10:43 PM
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Wish my truck was a stick.. I've always liked the look of cue ball shifters
 
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Old Jan 16, 2012 | 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by jgavac
Wish my truck was a stick.. I've always liked the look of cue ball shifters
There's no reason you couldn't. I have one on my '64. That small **** on your auto shifter is just pressed on. Grab a handle from a jy and break it down, measure what you need, drill the q-ball accordingly, pull the **** off yours and epoxy it on.... Done!

HIO, there's gonna be a run on q-*****!

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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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There's no reason you couldn't. I have one on my '64. That small **** on your auto shifter is just pressed on. Grab a handle from a jy and break it down, measure what you need, drill the q-ball accordingly, pull the **** off yours and epoxy it on.... Done!

Hmm might add that to the list of my summer projects...
 
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Old Jan 17, 2012 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by OldStyle
There's no reason you couldn't. I have one on my '64. That small **** on your auto shifter is just pressed on. Grab a handle from a jy and break it down, measure what you need, drill the q-ball accordingly, pull the **** off yours and epoxy it on.... Done!

HIO, there's gonna be a run on q-*****!
Uh-oh.

Got mine at the Reno Swap Meet (in Sacramento) for $1 each. Hurt me! Btw, if you've never gone you oughtta go to that one. Mark your calendar cuz it's on April 22, 2012... (Reno Swap Meet)
 
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