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 Sep 25, 2005 - 6:33 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Jan 8, '05 From Alabama Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
do you guys think it would be ( if possible ) cool to make a metal shift plate that sits arond the bottom of the shifter with notches like the ferraris have instead of having the leather boot...i think this could be done by cutting notches into a peice of metal that follow the path of the shifter
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Sep 25, 2005 - 6:37 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 17, '03 From Bloomington, Indiana Currently Offline Reputation: 62 (98%) |
I don't see why not, it'd be original, but potentially very costly.
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Sep 25, 2005 - 6:39 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 8, '05 From Alabama Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
im doing it
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Sep 25, 2005 - 6:46 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '03 From Crestview, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
i think it has been tried, but was very difficult.
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Sep 25, 2005 - 7:22 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 19, '04 From Scottsdale, Az Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
read past post on this issue. I think Doggy tried it.
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Sep 25, 2005 - 7:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 25, '03 From Miami, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Yes, I believe someone talked about this before. I think Romas tried it as well, however, they found that the notches following the shift path would be extremely small and not worth it. It wouldn't look as good. It would look nothing like the Ferrari one.
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Sep 25, 2005 - 8:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 17, '03 From Bloomington, Indiana Currently Offline Reputation: 62 (98%) |
QUOTE(madmods @ Sep 26, 2005 - 12:22 AM) read past post on this issue. I think Doggy tried it. [right][snapback]338245[/snapback][/right] QUOTE(JoKeRkId613 @ Sep 26, 2005 - 12:27 AM) Yes, I believe someone talked about this before. I think Romas tried it as well, however, they found that the notches following the shift path would be extremely small and not worth it. It wouldn't look as good. It would look nothing like the Ferrari one. [right][snapback]338249[/snapback][/right] Romas=Doggy Doggy=Romas.... they're the same person -------------------- |
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Sep 25, 2005 - 8:47 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 25, '03 From Miami, FL Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Yeah, I know Doggy is Romas. Madmods posted while I was posting and I guess he beat me to it. Lol.
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Sep 25, 2005 - 9:26 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 30, '05 From Greencastle, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
I know, personally, my shifter wouldn't be tight enough to look decent... its too sloppy.
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Sep 25, 2005 - 10:55 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 23, '05 From Kansas City Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I posted about this quite a while back and tried making a pattern. where our boot sits and would have the metal plate at has such a small area for shifter movement that the notches would be small/not exist, you would just have a hole in the metal plate. wish it could work though
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Sep 26, 2005 - 9:39 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 20, '03 From Annapolis, Md Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
QUOTE(blu94gt @ Sep 25, 2005 - 10:55 PM) I posted about this quite a while back and tried making a pattern. where our boot sits and would have the metal plate at has such a small area for shifter movement that the notches would be small/not exist, you would just have a hole in the metal plate. wish it could work though [right][snapback]338317[/snapback][/right] Thats exactly what you'll have. Just a metal cut out, dosnt look right, i have tried 4 times to make one work, didnt and wasnt worth it. |
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Sep 26, 2005 - 10:18 PM
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what is this metal one look like?
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Sep 28, 2005 - 5:48 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 30, '05 From Greencastle, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
THis is for a 3000gt/Stealth, but same deal:
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Sep 28, 2005 - 9:57 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 7, '04 From charlotte N.C. Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
theyve made a couple for the 7th gen, i dont se why not on the 6th.
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Sep 28, 2005 - 10:40 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 19, '04 From Scottsdale, Az Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
anybody got the pics of the ones that were made prior for the 6th gen?
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Sep 29, 2005 - 8:11 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '04 From Hopkinton, MA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i was thinking about the same thing. if your any good with band-saws. id say make your own. just make sure you have a couple practice ones first. or if you can find a local metal worker and offer him like 100 bucks i bet they'd surely do it.
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Sep 29, 2005 - 9:18 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 29, '05 From Rochester, Massachusetts Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
yeah that sounds real cool. i was actually trying to find something cool to do with my shifter. maybe ill try it, let us know how all this comes out.
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Sep 30, 2005 - 7:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 1, '03 From CT Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I tried and I dont think its possible unless you have it raised up from the level of the shift boot alittle, look how close you are to the poviot point. The pattern is very close together at that level.
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