Show off your shift knobs!
02-22-2011, 06:40 PM
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I made this one - simple drill out and push on...However, it gets dirty after some time...
I've bought this one, and have yet to install it, but it will be done sometime this mongh (I hope)
I've bought this one, and have yet to install it, but it will be done sometime this mongh (I hope)
I bought the Ka-Bar handle from a magazine that sells Marine Corps dedicated memorabilia. For those familiar, its Sgt. Grit (easy to find via google - brings you to grunt.com, then part number is 9404)
(I assume they sell handles from knives that were errored during an engraving, as a way to keep losses to minimum... but just a guess)
It was a task though... it wasn't designed as a shift knob... it was designed to help Marines do their job. A few years ago, I searched, and bought a Gennie Shifter adapter for Jeep JK. After I bought it, I was informed it was for an automatic... so I just kept it for whatever reason.
02-23-2011, 03:00 PM
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Man that is just beautiful
I just read an article in the New Marine Corps Times about how the knife got its name KA-Bar. Back in the 1920's Union Cultery Co. received a letter from a trapper about how his gun jammed and how he used the knife to "kill a bear" that was attacking him. His handwriting was so bad that all the company could pick out was "k a bar," and there for named the knife the infamous KA-BAR!
Just a tid bit of history for all
02-23-2011, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by NJ-RUBICON
clasic 8 ball. <img src="https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=129254"/>
edit: Never mind...I posted that from my phone in a minute of boredom in a tavern. I looked back further in the thread and I think I have a plan.
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02-23-2011, 04:41 PM
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02-23-2011, 04:56 PM
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Lets see your shift knobs! I'm looking for a shift knob for my extended shifter I welded up. Attachment 121336
02-23-2011, 07:55 PM
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Finally got my Ka-Bar on the 6-speed.
I bought the Ka-Bar handle from a magazine that sells Marine Corps dedicated memorabilia. For those familiar, its Sgt. Grit (easy to find via google - brings you to grunt.com, then part number is 9404)
(I assume they sell handles from knives that were errored during an engraving, as a way to keep losses to minimum... but just a guess)
It was a task though... it wasn't designed as a shift knob... it was designed to help Marines do their job. A few years ago, I searched, and bought a Gennie Shifter adapter for Jeep JK. After I bought it, I was informed it was for an automatic... so I just kept it for whatever reason.
After drilling out the inside of the Gennie Shifter Adapter, I was able to place a 3/8 threaded bolt through it, to line up with the Ka-Bar handle. The Ka-Bar has a 3/8" thread to hold the blade in place (see photo)
The Gennie Shifter doesn't fit precisely over the Manual Shifter, but it is close. I found that if I slipped over a piece of heat-shrink, and shrunk it, it makes the adapter fit VERY well. It will take some effort to slide off (though much less effort than the stock shifter).
So, after a while, here is the Ka-Bar shift knob installed.
I bought the Ka-Bar handle from a magazine that sells Marine Corps dedicated memorabilia. For those familiar, its Sgt. Grit (easy to find via google - brings you to grunt.com, then part number is 9404)
(I assume they sell handles from knives that were errored during an engraving, as a way to keep losses to minimum... but just a guess)
It was a task though... it wasn't designed as a shift knob... it was designed to help Marines do their job. A few years ago, I searched, and bought a Gennie Shifter adapter for Jeep JK. After I bought it, I was informed it was for an automatic... so I just kept it for whatever reason.
02-24-2011, 03:08 AM
#90
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I am thinking about a cue ball myself. Might just drill it with a 5/8" bit and tap it on with a rubber mallet. May use tape if needed to provide more friction around the factory shaft.