What kind of shifter is this...

[Rubber Chicken]

Since its hosted at Geocities you need to cut and copy it, but that's the picture.
http://www.geocities.co.jp/MotorCity-Circuit/4618/DSCF0009.JPG

And this is the site:
http://www.ict.ne.jp/%7Ekawagen/

 

[ScienceofSpeed]

It is the factory shifter with a custom shift knob. The center console is a one-off with custom upholstery.

-- Chris

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[Rubber Chicken]

It's quite classy, drawing some similarities to Ferrari's Shifter without being a replica.

The shift knob itself I find pretty easy to pull off, but the chome base is damn slick looking. I wonder how much something like that would cost?

 

[topdaytrader]

Here's the shift knob http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1857994544&rd=1

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Super Xenon

 

[Lud]

The one on eBay is gunmetal color and the one in the picture is polished or chrome.

I have a Momo shift knob that looks just like that (big polished/chrome ball). I'll sell it to you cheap if you want. It came with a used car I bought.

The base is more than just that metal ring. That entire trim panel has been replaced with a custom unit.

[This message has been edited by Lud (edited 09 September 2002).]

 

[Soichiro]

Yeah - check out the circular air vents at the top. Very Italian-esque and blocking the vent like that will reduce its effectiveness making it more Ferrari-like!

 

[Rubber Chicken]

MR2 guys had a custom gated shifter made for thier cars. I think it looks pretty slick.

 

[Lud]

Why on earth would you want to add a gated shifter to a car that doesn't need it??? Even on cars that did need it, it was always one of the most widely criticized parts of the car.

[This message has been edited by Lud (edited 09 September 2002).]

 

[nsxtasy]

Originally posted by Lud:
Why on earth would you want to add a gated shifter to a car that doesn't need it???

Looks?

Wouldn't it be possible to design the shape of the gated plate so that it doesn't restrict the shift knob in any way, and merely outlines the area where the stalk of the shift knob moves anyway?

 

[Michigan NSX]

BILC (Because It Looks Cool!)

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'91 Black/Black

 

[POWERED by HONDA]

Originally posted by Michigan NSX:
BILC (Because It Looks Cool!)

Are you going to trademark that?

(referring to the Supra guys trademarking BPU)

 

[Michigan NSX]

Originally posted by POWERED by HONDA:
Are you going to trademark that?

(referring to the Supra guys trademarking BPU)

I thought someone might ask me that. No, because I got it from the "Star Trek Nitpickers Guide (a cool series of books that good naturedly pick apart Star Trek episodes). They use it to describe events on the TV show when it does something that is unnecessary but looks whipppin' cool (kind of like the gated shifter in the MR2.

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'91 Black/Black

 

[UrbanPilot]

LUD, want to sell the Momo shifter, have a pic, private me if you are interested.