Custom shifters and shift knobs? Kick it back.

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  1. mile marker 27

    mile marker 27 Road Train Member

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    788508B2-AFC5-43EB-96E0-1882F3B1A4F0.png Posted this on another forum on here but guess nobody seen it. Wanting to do something old in my ‘93 W9. Seen this in an old COE and had to take a pic. What do you guys got in your rides and hat do you recommend?
     
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    I know someone who buys/sells/collects old shifter knobs. If you want I'll see if he's interested in connecting.
     
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    I've got about a foot extension on the shifter itself..
     
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    Anybody got the small 45* angle extension installed, that 4 States offers?
     
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    Had the same setup in a 76 W900A.
     
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    Where bouts might I find a setup like that? Build yourself?
     
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    I got one at the house haven’t put it on yet.
     
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    One of my combinations but returned now to the newer style when I installed the easy jake set up.
     
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    Every now and then one will show up on EBay. There’s a guy on a FB page that had them too....
     
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    I always wanted a nice clean 8 ball shifter
     
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