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[Gremlin]

It's not a common thread, it's something like 3/16th whitworth

[Alex_B]

I am sure you could find a suitable tap, or re thread it to a metric thread if you couldnt, 

Or in fact chop up the gearstick and weld on an extension 

[Gremlin]

I made a gearknob 'bar' and my Dad knew someone that could tap it out, Chopping the end off and welding on a bolt would probably be your best bet

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Then I got hold of a quickshift (cheap one) but didn't like the ball, so I chopped off the bottom to make a locknut, chopped the sides off, then drilled a hole through it and filed the hole out to a hexagon so that my bar would fit in nicely

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[coopdog]

why have you got a bar through it?

[Gremlin]

Why not?

[coopdog]

Why not?

why?

[Gremlin]

I had the bar, didn't like the plain ball, and had a lot of spare time

[minilee94]

Nah making a extension would look crap

[danbmini]

All i did to bring it closer to the driver was take a gas torch to it and bend it. Works a treat and is cheaper than a quick shift.