Miata Mailing List: June 1996, Message #187
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   From: pond@chrisco.nrl.navy.mil (Jeff Pond)
Subject: Home made "VOODOO" knobs and shortened throw
   Date: Tue, 4 Jun 1996 08:06:13 -0400

A couple questions concerning shift knobs.  I have made my own "VOODOO
style" polished aluminum knob except it is just spherical and doesn't have
any cylindrical extension at the bottom.  It looked nice except that the
hole was not drilled and tapped deep enough but I have now corrected that
(needs a little more polishing).

Has anyone put a 10x1.25 die on the shifter shaft in order to thread it
further toward the transmission and hence lower the shift knob and hence
shorten the throw? (I would be very careful to make sure no metal chips get
dropped)

There is about another 0.5 inches that could be threaded before the shaft
widens.  It may then involve cutting off the top 0.5 inches of the shaft,
but you would still be left with about an inch of thread.

Anyone done this?

Anyone know why I shouldn't consider doing this?

Can we start a TEAM HOMEBREW VOODOO

                                 Jeff Pond
                                 Microwave Technology Branch
                                 Naval Research Laboratory
                                 Washington, DC