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Shift handle idea's

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 12:49 pm
by got10carz
I'd like to fabricate a shift handle from a Model T part. I need idea's!! I don't want something to big a clumsy. Lamp part, trans part, carb part, anything.

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:08 pm
by 1925 Touring
Well, you could use a foot pedal, just the top, and really confuse people and say its the gas pedal...
Or an old rear axle roller bearing. Might be a bit more ergonomic.
Maybe an old bushing or radiator cap.

Just a few ideas :idea:

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:11 pm
by NoelChico
A hubcap. You'd need to fill the center and drill/thread it.

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:35 pm
by WillyR
ebay search "lucite rat fink shift knob"

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:37 pm
by Humblej
A model T "top prop nut" is a good size and shape. Female 7/16-14 threads.
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Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:43 pm
by RajoRacer
I prefer old crystal door knobs !

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 2:09 pm
by ThreePedalTapDancer
I modified and used a solid brass 1.5 inch walking stick handle on my warford shifter.
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Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 2:15 pm
by Jerry VanOoteghem
NoelChico wrote:
Tue Apr 08, 2025 1:11 pm
A hubcap. You'd need to fill the center and drill/thread it.
My choice also!

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 4:36 pm
by TFan
Had this on my workbench at work for years. Jim
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Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 4:45 pm
by varmint
Something from Langs?
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Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 5:05 pm
by zrusscher
It may not be a part from a Model T, but I couldn't resist. Just get a half dollar with a year correct to your car.

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 5:54 pm
by Allan
You could adapt a front outer wheel bearing. That way you don't have to worry about RSI in your wrist!

Allan from down under.

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 4:05 am
by Brian D
The repop of the radiator topper of Henry's Head!

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 9:40 am
by TXGOAT2
Agate would be period-correct.... or you might get a Betty Boop doll head and fill it with Bondo, then drill and tap.

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 11:54 am
by Jerry VanOoteghem
TXGOAT2 wrote:
Thu Apr 10, 2025 9:40 am
.... or you might get a Betty Boop doll head and fill it with Bondo, then drill and tap.
... and then throw it in the trash.

Sorry, I can't stand Betty Boop :x :lol:

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 12:10 pm
by TXGOAT2
OK, you are excused from installing any Betty Boop items.

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 12:21 pm
by TRDxB2
Used in all my daily drivers since 1965. If you decide to use something that needs to be filled and tapped... Get a nut that fits the shift shaft & fill with Durhams Rock Hard Putty. You might press a bolt (wrapped with Teflon tape) with the nut into the putty and remove the bolt when putty hardens.
Could use Bondo too but the putty flows more easily
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Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2025 10:28 pm
by Dennis_Brown
You are in Minn. Lookaround a flea market and find a hame with a brass know on the end and use that. If you are not familiar with the term, a hame was part of a harness used on horses.

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2025 12:52 am
by TRDxB2
What year is it for - see eBay
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Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2025 4:29 pm
by got10carz
I choose Noel's idea. I did like the walking stick handle with a Liberty dollar also, just not a T part.

Re: Shift handle idea's

Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:10 pm
by Michael Peternell
A 1910 correct hubcap! Oh the blasmany!