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Old Sep 5, 2002 | 11:39 PM
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15 dollar T-Handle short shifter mod

It ain't that much, but you gotta love it. I was at pepboys the other day and I seen the $15 B&M T-Handle shifter in the domestic aisle and got a idea.
Got it home, and the threads were too small inside the handle. (I think its like 1/2 in. and the stock one uses 5/8 18 thread).
I tapped the threads and didn't like how high it was, so I cut the shaft down, and ran a die in to make new threads. Looks so much better and I wasn't gonna pay 170 bucks for a ripper shifter anytime soon. Also took a 5/8 nut, put it in a lade to cut it in half, and that keeps the handle locked into place.

Oh, now its so much firmer when running through the gears too...
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Old Sep 6, 2002 | 02:08 AM
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Just being honost here.


Looks stupid to me.
Maybe it's just me...
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Old Sep 6, 2002 | 03:40 AM
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I had a T-Handle in mine before,


With the lowered 4th gen console, it looks kinda tall, and that is B&M Ripper down there as well.
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