I had an idea to turn NFL billiard ***** into shift *****, a Seahawks for me and a Raiders for my friend up in Portland, OR.
I found someone a few months ago to drill the ball, and insert a threaded piece with the correct thread size.
Bruce Roosa, owner of www.koolknobs.com .

Initially I used the washer/nut method to hold the boot up under the ****.
After working with Bruce he designed an adapter that hold the boot up, but not flush with the ****.
I am very happy with the results.
Here are a few pic's after the adapter.

Now if my friend gets off his lazy *** and takes pic's of the sweet looking Raiders **** I had made for him, I would be even happier.
His is a marbled silver with the black and white Raiders shield.

 

That is cool! GO 'HAWKS!!

 

I am a born and bread Raiders fan, bleed silver and black through the good times and the bad. But there is not a chance in hell I would do that to my car.

 

Seahawks???? Wouldn't a Steelers' shift **** look better...lol. Black-n-Gold baby!

 

Actual no. Too bad the officials didn't let the boys play. Could have been a good game.

 

Um, okay.

May I ask why?
My friend loves his, gets compliments all the time.

 

I thought it was a great game...lol

 

hehe.... that is a pretty cool idea. so the ball doesnt feel too big?

 

Not at all.
Feels perfect.
Just grab a billiard ball sometime to give you an idea.

Oh, and the NFL sets have a sweet looking 8 ball.
It's black and white striped like a ref's jersey.
A little different than the original 8 ball.

 

Chargers here, and +1 to the "not a chance."

Ugh. Sorry. It's your mod, and more power to you. Enjoy.

 

I might have to get one of those myself. Go 'Hawks!

 

I still don't get the "not a chance".
What exactly is your reason?
Is it the NFL theme, or the billiard ball?
Just curious.

And you're right, it's my mod.
Lovin' every minute of it.

 

Glad you are loving every minute of it!

"Not a chance" means I prefer the stock shifter and I would never replace with anything else, whether it be a pistol grip, T-handle, hurst white shift ****, or a billiard ball.

Not putting your mod down, just my personal taste.

Oh, and GO CHARGERS!!!

 

I too am a Seahawks fan, but my Cowboys fan wife will never agree to such a mod to her pony! Enjoy your's!



EK

 

Okay, I can appreciate that.

I didn't dislike the stock ****, just wanted something a little different.
This is the second after market **** for me.
The first was the MGW gripper ****, with the GT inset.
Felt good, and basically billiard ball shaped.

You have to understand, before the stang (my first), it was all Seahawks for me.
Now I have two passions, and I think this is a great way to combine the two.

 

Humboldt:

Not putting your mod down in the least! I've seen some truly awful mods since I started hanging around this board, but yours isn't one of them...

It's all good!



<COUGH> A certain hood-mounted gauge comes to mind... <COUGH>

 

I finally drove up to Portland a took a pic myself.
Not the clearest image but you can see it well enough.
I think it looks great in his car.
He still needs to put the adapter on.

 

As long as it's not a pistol grip it's not :gay: !!