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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 08:47 AM
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Custom shift ****

well, tired of the cheap little piece of black plastic on the end my shift handle, just ordered this and will soon make it into a shift ****.

 
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 12:02 PM
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2x.. the OEM shift **** is small and doesn't fit very well in my hand. 'made by own out of real billiard ***** for dirt cheap... like $3 each

Read this for info: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ift-*****.html
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 05:28 PM
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got the new shift **** put in today, surprisingly comfortable.

 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 05:32 PM
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That is huge. I mean it looks cool but way to big for my tastes now maybe if you had a manual or just a floor shifter in general
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 05:34 PM
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That would drive me crazy, way big and in the way. Like the idea though.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 05:51 PM
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oh, it's definitely not small, it's 7" long, 2.5" wide, but actually its not in the way of anything, and when it's in D it makes a great hand rest

the angle of the picture does make it look like it's in the way tho.....
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 06:28 PM
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I had a baseball for a while, that was pretty cool and fit nice in my hand. It was on a manual though, Im not sure how it would look off the column
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 10:03 PM
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That will be to heavy and will eventually wear the pivot point out on the colum..... Just a warning
 
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 10:24 PM
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kinda reminds me of this


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who needs practical, right? its COOL!!
 
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 12:00 AM
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That, sir, is AWESOME! Try explaining to a cop that you weren't drinking and driving now.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 04:28 AM
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yeah, thats actually kind of what inspired it, EVENTUALLY ( a long, long eventually) the truck will be a blend of pro street and old school rat rod, it is only a toy for me after all.

And "justforkicks" I gave that a thought too, but I'm always stone sober when I'm behind a wheel, so no worries on that end

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kinda reminds me of this


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who needs practical, right? its COOL!!
 
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 04:31 AM
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That will be to heavy and will eventually wear the pivot point out on the colum..... Just a warning
I never gave that a thought, thanks for the heads up, I'll have to keep an eye on it, hopefully it isn't, it's made from plastic, weighs a little less than a pound.
 

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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 06:45 AM
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got the new shift **** put in today, surprisingly comfortable.


Props for awesomeness & ingenuity. I honestly never thought to use an "adult beverage" tap handle as a shifter handle. Reps for that !
 
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