<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">A early Jag XKE has a beautiful brass knob under the plastic coating that originally showed the shift pattern. Weighs about 7lbs but sure is pretty. </div><div dir="ltr">Start of the Kas Cup race at Watkins Glen 2008(?). Got a good second gear run up to the green flag. Picked up a few spots. Hit third and that nice brass knob broke right off, landed in my side of the tunnel, and I spent half the race trying to keep it from going under the pedals. Finding a rolling ball while wearing a harness isn’t easy, but by about lap 5 I had tossed it into the passenger footwell. Still have it as a memento but have never used it since - just been using a big nut with a wrap of duct tape ever since - safety you know…</div><div dir="ltr">I’ve heard of the Balsa wood knobs from the Porsche 917 being a weight savings but since you’ve got to buy a 917 to get a real one, I’m not sure the benefit. And probably not “vintage legal” for a TR anyway - but ask Henry M.</div><div dir="ltr">My (overpriced) $.02 worth…</div><div dir="ltr">Greg “Lunker” Hilyer</div><div dir="ltr">Albuquerque NM </div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 17, 2023, at 4:08 PM, WALJE via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Friends</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I am looking for a quality gear shift knob to fit my T9 five speed transmission. Does anyone have a source?</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thank you</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Dennis Walje</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">68 GT6</div></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>fot@autox.team.net</span><br><span></span><br><span>http://www.fot-racing.com</span><br><span></span><br><span>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html</span><br><span>Archive: http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot</span><br><span>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/lunkercars@yahoo.com</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>