Muz's personal pet project
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From: Clearlake, CA
>Imagine how good it is when you are cruising in 6th and some punk in
>a pickup wants to go for it. Just change up to 3rd whilst redlining and
>you're outta there!
Doesn't everyone downshift from 6th to 3rd all the time? Seems natural to me in the current layout... just be sure to get to 4th before going over 9000rpm if you really want to get outta there!
>a pickup wants to go for it. Just change up to 3rd whilst redlining and
>you're outta there!
Doesn't everyone downshift from 6th to 3rd all the time? Seems natural to me in the current layout... just be sure to get to 4th before going over 9000rpm if you really want to get outta there!
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From: Louisville, KY
I've got a really nice piece of well-figured black walnut that I saved from a load of firewood somebody sold me. <Can't believe that anybody would burn black walnut!!!> Also have some pieces of mahogany and cherry. Any ought to look good in my black/black S2k.
Anyway, gonna turn first one to pretty much match the stock shift knob and epoxy in a nut with appropriate thread. I'll maybe make several in different patterns just to see how I like 'em.
A top inlay of something might be nice too. Some kind of a Honda emblem? A new quarter? The bottom of a cartridge case?
Anyway, gonna turn first one to pretty much match the stock shift knob and epoxy in a nut with appropriate thread. I'll maybe make several in different patterns just to see how I like 'em.
A top inlay of something might be nice too. Some kind of a Honda emblem? A new quarter? The bottom of a cartridge case?
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From: Laurel
To me, only four things matter about a knob:
1. It must be round
2. It must be countersunk to get the shortest throws
3. It must not get too hot when sitting in the Sun.
4. It must be cheap enough and generic enough not to get stolen or not to matter when it does.
1. It must be round
2. It must be countersunk to get the shortest throws
3. It must not get too hot when sitting in the Sun.
4. It must be cheap enough and generic enough not to get stolen or not to matter when it does.
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From: Palm Springs
Muz: I'm not sure whether you're thinking of engraving the knob with a rotary cutter or laser engraver (which is what Joe Portas does with the Voodoo knob), but there are certain limitations with the laser engraving process.
You can't "drill" very deep without generating so much heat that most metals get a blue edge around the mark (or, if it's wood, it starts burning or charring). That kind of rules out doing any fill, with something like paint. Although my Voodoo Ti knob has an "S2000" and shift pattern marked on it, it's only a surface mark, and you can still see a slight blue-ing around it.
If you're interested into looking into what laser engraving can do for you, check with Rick on how he found his source for laser cutting his aeroscreen design. There should be similar businesses somewhere in your area.
You can't "drill" very deep without generating so much heat that most metals get a blue edge around the mark (or, if it's wood, it starts burning or charring). That kind of rules out doing any fill, with something like paint. Although my Voodoo Ti knob has an "S2000" and shift pattern marked on it, it's only a surface mark, and you can still see a slight blue-ing around it.
If you're interested into looking into what laser engraving can do for you, check with Rick on how he found his source for laser cutting his aeroscreen design. There should be similar businesses somewhere in your area.