Muz's personal pet project
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Originally posted by Big Al
Aluminium
The alloy he used must be fairly hard, it has kept its polish very well.
Aluminium
The alloy he used must be fairly hard, it has kept its polish very well.
I was looking at a thousand dollar block of Titanium yesterday
. It wasn't very big 
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From: Plano
Originally posted by Muz
Do you mean etched or an actual badge? I think etching would be preferable but it could still be a coloured insert that matches the car colour with an etched 'S' on it.
Do you mean etched or an actual badge? I think etching would be preferable but it could still be a coloured insert that matches the car colour with an etched 'S' on it.
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I like the Voodoo knob, but it's not perfect. I still don't always shift with the hand on top. Sometimes, I half-grasp it gun-style.
Also, the shifts are shorter, but in time you get used to it and don't notice as much and because the thing sits so low, your fingers touch the knob sock which is all right, but somewhat annoying.
Also, the shifts are shorter, but in time you get used to it and don't notice as much and because the thing sits so low, your fingers touch the knob sock which is all right, but somewhat annoying.
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If you have the etching done so that the colored area would be etched out leaving raised outline of the S and posible the circle too (although since it would be an insert, the edge of the knob itself would act as the circle) it sould be easy to get anodized and cleaned up.
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For the more exotic of us....fill inset with colored leather, say roo? That would sure give a nice feel to the knob
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For the more exotic of us....fill inset with colored leather, say roo? That would sure give a nice feel to the knob
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by tpn
[B]If you have the etching done so that the colored area would be etched out leaving raised outline of the S and posible the circle too (although since it would be an insert, the edge of the knob itself would act as the circle) it sould be easy to get anodized and cleaned up.
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[B]If you have the etching done so that the colored area would be etched out leaving raised outline of the S and posible the circle too (although since it would be an insert, the edge of the knob itself would act as the circle) it sould be easy to get anodized and cleaned up.
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From: Ogden
There are two keys to a good knob:
1) Feel in the hand
This depends on how one holds the knob
2) Throw weight
The Ti knob is preferred by enthusiasts as it has a much
more poistive engagement. If the weight is too high though
you can have synchro problems (like resting your hand on a
stock knob.
Frankly I think the prototype looks hollow and henceforth throw weight would suffer. Especially if you drill it deep enough to minimize throw length. Perhaps you can find a good laser etcher (www.knobmeister.com) down under and have him engrave a "solid piece". Or, God forbid, contact Voodoo Bob Krueger and be his international exporter. You have capitalized on this business model before I believe. Most US guys only hit the US and know nothing of export/customs.....
1) Feel in the hand
This depends on how one holds the knob
2) Throw weight
The Ti knob is preferred by enthusiasts as it has a much
more poistive engagement. If the weight is too high though
you can have synchro problems (like resting your hand on a
stock knob.
Frankly I think the prototype looks hollow and henceforth throw weight would suffer. Especially if you drill it deep enough to minimize throw length. Perhaps you can find a good laser etcher (www.knobmeister.com) down under and have him engrave a "solid piece". Or, God forbid, contact Voodoo Bob Krueger and be his international exporter. You have capitalized on this business model before I believe. Most US guys only hit the US and know nothing of export/customs.....
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Originally posted by cdelena
I was the first one to contact Voodoo Bob regarding a new shift knob for the S2000, and helped test his initial prototypes. I did this because I shift with my hand on top of the knob and hated the shape of the stock unit which is better suited for shifting with your hand to the side.
For many of us the spherical shape is the only way to go. I urge you to buy a knob from Voodoo and try it for awhile before you decide on anything. I can tell you that from my point of view I would not even consider a knob the shape of your prototypes.
BTW, I have not missed the shift pattern in the least.
I was the first one to contact Voodoo Bob regarding a new shift knob for the S2000, and helped test his initial prototypes. I did this because I shift with my hand on top of the knob and hated the shape of the stock unit which is better suited for shifting with your hand to the side.
For many of us the spherical shape is the only way to go. I urge you to buy a knob from Voodoo and try it for awhile before you decide on anything. I can tell you that from my point of view I would not even consider a knob the shape of your prototypes.
BTW, I have not missed the shift pattern in the least.
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From: Richmond, VA
hey muz,
is there a way you could make the knob spherical and chop off maybe a 1/5 off the top of the knob so you could engrave the "s" or gear shift pattern on a flat surface.
something similar to this, but more spherical and without the funky colors. maybe black.
is there a way you could make the knob spherical and chop off maybe a 1/5 off the top of the knob so you could engrave the "s" or gear shift pattern on a flat surface.
something similar to this, but more spherical and without the funky colors. maybe black.