917-Style Shift Knob
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917-Style Shift ****
I always liked the the look of the wood shift ***** in the 908 and 917. The aluminum shift **** installed on the shifter was functional but boring. If I couldn't find a 917-style shift **** that would fit my Rennshift Shifter (915), I figured I would make one.
Well, I found what I was looking for in a wood shift ****. It is made by Zach Knall and I found him over on 914world.com. His username over there is "Vacca Rabite". The shift **** is a work of art! In case anyone is interested, he makes them for standard 915 shifters as well.
Scott
Well, I found what I was looking for in a wood shift ****. It is made by Zach Knall and I found him over on 914world.com. His username over there is "Vacca Rabite". The shift **** is a work of art! In case anyone is interested, he makes them for standard 915 shifters as well.
Scott
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That is really cool!
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Yes.
As I heard it, the aluminum shift **** would get too hot while the wood shift **** stayed cool. I wonder how much heats makes it up the shift **** on a 915.
Maybe the wood shift **** is also more comfortable because it is not as hard.
Scott
As I heard it, the aluminum shift **** would get too hot while the wood shift **** stayed cool. I wonder how much heats makes it up the shift **** on a 915.
Maybe the wood shift **** is also more comfortable because it is not as hard.
Scott
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You may well be correct. From pg 12: "The standard gearknob was a sphere turned from layers of what appeared to be birch ply - the reason appears to be that it didn't get hot from the heat conducted through the gear linkage!"
Functionality aside, IMHO it's a superb feature of the CGT interior.
Functionality aside, IMHO it's a superb feature of the CGT interior.
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That's really cool! Had no idea someone was making those.
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