Pistol Grip Is In

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:31 am

I finally got the pistol grip shifter in!!!!

I purchased an SRT shifter off of ebay for $18, got booger bushings, JonnyMopar bushings and the hurst pistol grip handle. I had to machine an adapter to be able to use the threaded handle on the SRT shifter.

Here are some pictures of the parts I used:

SRT Shifter

JonnyMopar Bushings

Boogers

Hurst Pistol Grip Handle

the adapter

and pics of the install

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:45 am

that is pretty fuggin sweet

Post by **Canada** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:53 am

Agreed. HOWEVER!!! Clean your flippin' car d00d! Thats duuuurty!

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:01 am

Thanks guys

I know its pretty dirty, and to think you didnt see the back seat

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:06 am

I would punch the radio going into 3rd

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:33 am

its not as tall as you think. i havent hit the xm unit yet. the xm will be moved soon so i doubt the radio will interfer at all.

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:42 am

I shift hard and have big mitts, if it was a STS then it wouldnt come close

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:13 am

I don't think this was mentioned yet, but I cut about 3" off of the shifter so that it wouldn't be super tall.

Panhead · Post by **Panhead** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:25 am

sweet but clean your car out man.

Post by **jonnymopar** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 2:28 pm

Nice job Frank! Looks like it's perfectly angled too!

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:15 pm

that looks way better than that howell was selling..... thats actually really cool. i like it alot...

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:35 pm

Thanks

TNK wrote:that looks way better than that howell was selling

cost a lot less too.

The Boogers, JonnyMopars, Pistol Grip Handle, and the SRT Shifter cost ~$90.

I think I got pretty lucky with the shifter, I only paid $18 shipped to the door from ebay. The handle was the expensive part, it was $35 from Advance Auto.

It is surprisingly comfortable. I was a little worried about comfort when not gripping on to the handle. But the handle is really smooth around the corners.

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:48 pm

Looks really nice!

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:26 pm

NOt bad

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:32 pm

where did you get that adapter?

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:59 pm

^thats what my next ? was gonna be.

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:22 pm

Thanks for the complements

The adapter was handmade by me. The only thing close to it is the little adapter that Modern includes when you buy the SRT style shifter ball, but theirs does not have the boot retaining feature.

Mine is one of a kind.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:25 am

Looks good, man!

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:46 am

kudos for custom making your own parts

shifter looks pretty good actually.

koreysxt · Post by **koreysxt** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 2:01 pm

Looks great. Are you planning on making more/selling the adaptors?

NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:01 pm

my god, there's actually someone whos interior is dirtier than mine!

shifter looks good though

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:36 pm

koreysxt wrote:Looks great. Are you planning on making more/selling the adaptors?

Sounds like something that would have a bunch of interest here! I sure would use one!

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 4:54 pm

koreysxt wrote:Looks great. Are you planning on making more/selling the adaptors?

i could make more but there are a few problems...

1. i used roll pins to hold the adapter to the shifter, in order to produce them for sale i would use set screws. i dont know how the set screws would hold up. you could use lock-tite on them and it would probably help. the most set screws i could put in would be 6, 12 if i did upper and lower set screws. if someone wanted me to use roll pins i would need that person to send me their shifter and non-SRT boot. I personally dont think it would look good with a non-SRT boot as all of the material under the handle is covered by the boot and I don't believe the SRT boot would be able to cover that material.

2. the material for this part is expensive, its 7075 aluminium. i would be able to make a couple more because i was able to score a foot of 7075 for free from work. to buy a foot of the material from mcmaster-carr is ~$25, which equals ~$6.25 per piece for just the material. if i could get a a minimum of 13 orders i could get a longer piece and that would bring the material cost down to ~$4 per piece. i went with the bad ass of aluminums as far as strength goes, there is only one aluminum that is harder and has a higher yield strength and that stuff is really expensive. i dont know if i could use a lower grade aluminum like 6061 but i wouldnt want to find out on a part that i sold to someone. 6061 is really cheap.

3. it takes a long time to make one of these. i might make one just for the sheer fact of making one to see how long it takes. after i do that i might decide it would be ok to make these. if i can make them in under an hour then that would be ok. it took me 3 - 4 hours to make this one since it was the first of its kind.

4. It hasnt been test yet. i dont know how long it will last. if this aluminium doesnt work then i would have to switch to steel. i would rather my car be the test mule.

5. You will have to cut your shifter regardless of what shift knob you use. or else it will look kind of goofy with the boot pulled all the way up, imo.

and now I pose a question to you... How much would you be willing to pay for such a piece?

It would be threaded most any size you want, but I would have to check with my dad to make sure he has the correct hardware to cut that thread.

I WILL CONSIDER IT IF THERE IS A STRONG INTEREST FOR IT.
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NiteHawk · Post by **NiteHawk** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 9:00 pm

as i said in the other thread...you're making me one, end of discussion.

so just tell me a price and ship it already (yes i know you didnt make it yet)

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:36 am

I forgot to post pics of how it attaches to the shaft.

bombtrack07 · Post by **bombtrack07** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 7:50 am

pretty sweet lookin man. gotta say i havent seen one of those yet so kudos!