<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Henry, Henry, Henry,</div><div dir="ltr">By your coy reply, I have to assume you ARE running one of those cheater Balsa shift knobs! Even if covered (hidden?) by the finest hand stitched Connolly leather, it’s still not “period correct” now is it?</div><div dir="ltr">Cheers,</div><div dir="ltr">Lunker</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 20, 2023, at 2:55 PM, Henry A. Morrison <dos_gusanos@msn.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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Which rule book we talkin' Greg?</div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 17, 2023 10:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WALJE <walje@sbcglobal.net><br>
<b>Cc:</b> FOT Triumph <fot@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] gear shift knob</font>
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<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>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Apr 17, 2023, at 4:08 PM, WALJE via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br>
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<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>
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