Shift handle options

[m_owing]

Thanks again everyone!
The kona handles look nice.
ZR, how'd you bend it? They look like hard steel.

Any idea where I can get a small piece of steel or aluminum to try and make a custom plate?

[MUSTANGWOP]

Thanks again everyone!
The kona handles look nice.
ZR, how'd you bend it? They look like hard steel.

Any idea where I can get a small piece of steel or aluminum to try and make a custom plate?

Find a local Metals Plus, they should have all kinds of bits and pieces you can pick from.

[ZR]

Thanks again everyone!
The kona handles look nice.
ZR, how'd you bend it? They look like hard steel.

Any idea where I can get a small piece of steel or aluminum to try and make a custom plate?

Torch to heat cherry red, bend to shape, test then repeat 17 times until happpy

[m_owing]

Torch to heat cherry red, bend to shape, test then repeat 17 times until happpy

I was worried you'd say that. I'm no blacksmith.

[ZR]

By the time I was done, felt like one. Drove Ross nutz how many times I had shifter in and out.

[Frankie]

I'm over 6ft, was always reaching for third.
I did the plate thing with the stock shifter - helped quite a bit.

Then I went to the UPR handle you posted - night and day difference - get it just perfect.

[m_owing]

I'm over 6ft, was always reaching for third.
I did the plate thing with the stock shifter - helped quite a bit.

Then I went to the UPR handle you posted - night and day difference - get it just perfect.

Awesome,
Are you still using the plate adapter thing with the UPR handle?
How much is it actually adjustable?
What kind of knob are you using?

[Frankie]

Plate is not needed with the UPR handle.
Its almost too adjustable, takes a while to get it where you like it.
I had a UPR knob on it as well, looks to be discontinued now - the aluminum ones get pretty hot in the summer.

[m_owing]

Plate is not needed with the UPR handle.
Its almost too adjustable, takes a while to get it where you like it.
I had a UPR knob on it as well, looks to be discontinued now - the aluminum ones get pretty hot in the summer.

thanks for the answers. I know what you mean about metal shift knobs. I had a hurst T handle years ago on my 4cyl daily mustang. Cooked my hand in the summer and froze it in the winter.
I use a stock style knob, so, whatever I do, I hope I can still have it point upward.

[dbovine]

I have a triax handle but when I switched to S197 seats I found I felt too far away for daily driving. I found out Steeda sells a plate like REDSN mentioned and ordered theirs. Its been much better