Gear nob's/Stick

by **Robertsbrock** » July 3rd, 2008, 5:50 pm

Just wondering what kinda of shifters or nob's do people have in their cars either it be manuel or auto ( Pics would be good )

* Iv only got a original eb shifter but was looking at a BA falcon shifter but been told it carnt be done....... i will find a way lol

by **Kyle the ED4LTR** » July 3rd, 2008, 5:54 pm

Robertsbrock wrote:Just wondering what kinda of shifters or nob's do people have in their cars either it be manuel or auto ( Pics would be good )

* Iv only got a original eb shifter but was looking at a BA falcon shifter but been told it carnt be done....... i will find a way lol

An auto, then your wrong.

tech/index.php?title=BA_Shifter_install

by **SgtBourne** » July 3rd, 2008, 5:56 pm

i have an EL xr6 manual, with shortened EL shifter, BA gear knob (did have a BA gear stick previously, but wanted a shorter stick when i got my short shifter)

by **Robertsbrock** » July 3rd, 2008, 5:59 pm

Kyle the ED4LTR wrote:
Robertsbrock wrote:Just wondering what kinda of shifters or nob's do people have in their cars either it be manuel or auto ( Pics would be good )

* Iv only got a original eb shifter but was looking at a BA falcon shifter but been told it carnt be done....... i will find a way lol

An auto, then your wrong.

tech/index.php?title=BA_Shifter_install

Thanks for the info mate

by **Robertsbrock** » July 3rd, 2008, 6:00 pm

People i no who have the short shifters in their car prefure the shorter shifters then the normal lenth shifters...

by **lowghia** » July 3rd, 2008, 6:08 pm

mine... home made

by **Robertsbrock** » July 3rd, 2008, 6:15 pm

I dont mind that i quiet like it , dont know about the black boot thing thought .. How long did it take you to modify that?

Whats that black box under your ash tray ?

Iv seen a gear knob which would look good for a auto

by **Robertsbrock** » July 3rd, 2008, 6:22 pm

Mind you this Shifter knob is worth $150,000 hahaha

by **lowghia** » July 3rd, 2008, 6:27 pm

Robertsbrock wrote:I dont mind that i quiet like it , dont know about the black boot thing thought .. How long did it take you to modify that?

Whats that black box under your ash tray ?

Iv seen a gear knob which would look good for a auto

couple of hours... make a new rod ( shorter), cut n dice the shifter head asit was a manual one.. with out the boot it looked stupid..skinny chrome shaft with a big knob on top...lol

like this

black panel with dial is a adjustable shift modulator( shift kit )

by **pHaT`eL** » July 3rd, 2008, 6:28 pm

The gear boot is something Ive wanted to do to mine for a while. How did you go about attaching it? Did you just use a handbrake boot?

by **lowghia** » July 3rd, 2008, 6:38 pm

pHaT`eL wrote:The gear boot is something Ive wanted to do to mine for a while. How did you go about attaching it? Did you just use a handbrake boot?

skyline handbrake boot....( from work - jap car importers) lots of bits to mcguyver

by **Commando** » July 3rd, 2008, 6:41 pm

Pete, have a look at VY-VZ autos, you may be able to use their gearboot under a BTR fascia

by **Robertsbrock** » July 3rd, 2008, 6:43 pm

I think if it had a handbrake boot on it but somehow stuck to the top and bottom so it wouldnt move much would make it look really good ..
But it looks fine as it is..

by **Robertsbrock** » July 3rd, 2008, 8:09 pm

hahaha holden parts on a ford car , seen that a couple of times lol

by **Commando** » July 3rd, 2008, 8:32 pm

by **Bomber** » July 3rd, 2008, 9:04 pm

Robertsbrock wrote:hahaha holden parts on a ford car , seen that a couple of times lol

Yep here is proof Manual Gear knob from a VZ SS/VZ Manaro with a custom short gear stick made from billet alloy.

by **CaRtZ** » July 3rd, 2008, 9:16 pm

my mate has a VZ shifter in his ED

by **stav50** » July 3rd, 2008, 9:30 pm

are the VZ shifters easy to put in, or a lot of modification needed? to an auto ED that is

by **TAXI** » July 3rd, 2008, 9:50 pm

i have just put a ba shifter in my el ,tiptronic working and with electronic shift kit .

by **Robertsbrock** » July 3rd, 2008, 10:32 pm

Thats looking alright , it would be good if you knew how to fiberglass and all that so it would look all nice and smooth.

by **BLCKED** » July 3rd, 2008, 10:38 pm

i know it looks crap, but its awesome to drive

by **Commando** » July 3rd, 2008, 10:39 pm

by **Robertsbrock** » July 3rd, 2008, 10:46 pm

wat car is that in commando?
And is that a Auto?

by **Commando** » July 3rd, 2008, 10:47 pm

My EB. Auto

by **TAXI** » July 3rd, 2008, 10:49 pm

I was going to fiberglass my consol but im going to do it like commando.

by **BLCKED** » July 3rd, 2008, 10:50 pm

did a good job of that dave

by **Commando** » July 3rd, 2008, 10:53 pm

TAXI, you'll need to cut a bigger hole in your console, and fab up some boxing to hold the BA shifter housing in. Sit it as low as possible.

Got any better pics of your setup so far mate? Mine looked fully hobo until I finally lowered the whole lot & covered it with the GT boot

by **Robertsbrock** » July 3rd, 2008, 10:55 pm

How is it commando you couldnt just screw the knob to the eb shifter ??
And do you have any more pics of your car??

by **Commando** » July 3rd, 2008, 10:59 pm

No go there, it's a slide-on part (and is held in by a screw), with a thick(er) plastic arm in the guts of it which moves in the opposite way to an E-series metal one when the detente (or whatever the button is called) is depressed.

Got some pics of the car here http://boostedfalcon.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4 & more coming when I get stuck into it again.

by **Commando** » July 3rd, 2008, 11:01 pm

More shifter-related pics:

by **Robertsbrock** » July 3rd, 2008, 11:17 pm

I like how you put the digital light up in the top of the dash ... Why is it mate that you havent bothered putting a cd player in your car ?? And i like the rims on your car, theirs a car here in horsham which is white and grey and the rims have been painted grey it looks good..

by **Dezza** » July 3rd, 2008, 11:21 pm

Robertsbrock wrote:Why is it mate that you havent bothered putting a cd player in your car ??

Because he's stuck in the 80s

Only Dave would replace an EB tapedeck with an EF tapedeck!

by **TAXI** » July 3rd, 2008, 11:37 pm

Commando wrote:TAXI, you'll need to cut a bigger hole in your console, and fab up some boxing to hold the BA shifter housing in. Sit it as low as possible.

Got any better pics of your setup so far mate? Mine looked fully hobo until I finally lowered the whole lot & covered it with the GT boot

The pic was taken last night at 10 pm when i finished hacking the console, and that is only a temp until i get another.
The shifter is 85 mill up at highest point cos i cut the shifter not the tunnel. i may be able to get it ten mill lower. I will get more pics when finished.

by **Commando** » July 4th, 2008, 8:18 am

I have no use for CDs in the car (factory 4" door speakers, factory 6" parcel shelf speakers), & rarely use the tapedeck anyway. When I do, it's either for the radio or for the ipod. I wanted something that looked plain/factory: I hate non-factory flashy head units, they rice up the interior. Plus the tapedeck continued the orange LCD theme (I have a digital dash).

I'm too hobo to pay decent money for an EF-EL premium stereo, I only replaced the original because FM was dead & the tape player was dicky. Would you believe an EF GLi tape deck absolutely sh*ts over an EB Ghia tape deck with regard to sound quality, power, functions, etc?

TAXI - cutting the shifter housing like what you've done sounds like possibly a better way to do it! So the plastic "flange" around the base of the housing (where the 4 bolts line up with the E-Series trans tunnel bolt holes)... did you cut out/"lift"/reattach this higher up, to lower your housing when fitting?

RE the rims, I don't know much about where they originated from, I bought mine off an RX7 owner in Sydney. There's a bloke in Perth with a set on his XH panelvan however his outer pieces are 1" larger diameter & have much less dish than mine (same turbo blade-style face, the outer rim is interchangable though). Try & snap a pic of this Horsham example if you can! Although I'm tipping they're SVO rims, on an SVO boxcar.

by **Robertsbrock** » July 4th, 2008, 12:49 pm

I think rice'n up the interior is fine with any kind of car... Just dont rice up the exterior too much .. 8-)

by **wolf** » July 4th, 2008, 5:52 pm

the only good rice is with a stirfry

by **BLCKED** » July 4th, 2008, 6:01 pm

and chicken

by **TAXI** » July 4th, 2008, 6:42 pm

Comanndo i cut most of the bottom half of the shifter off, and held it down using 3 small bolts.one through the spot where the wiring plug was, one beside the cable and one bout 2 inches to the left. just drilled a hole and that holds tight i have some pics on fast fords of how i cut it.

by **Kenaz** » July 4th, 2008, 6:59 pm

I have a BA shifter in mine

by **XR_Lightning** » July 4th, 2008, 7:34 pm

Kenaz wrote:I have a BA shifter in mine

haha, lol, no way man

bombers vz shifter looks sick ass in his car

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