

| Subject: | Re: What's the perfect shape for a Vanagon shift knob? |
| From: | Roger Whittaker |
| Date: | Thu, 13 Feb 2014 22:59:13 -0800 |
Dear shiftless because it is friday when you read this - i want to know who shot the "picture" of st john the baptist and that is the least of my questions for when i reach the other side of the curtain that divides - http://spadoman-roundcircle.blogspot.ca/2011/12/here-mary-there-mary-everywhere-mary.html-- second item down - -- http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19971212&slug=2577583-- article about them - 5 paragraphs from bottom regards On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 7:38 PM, bernie <1234bjs@gmail.com> wrote: > I love the one I got from Van Cafe. > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1284_128/wood-shift-knob.html > > > On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 5:23 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > You never know where a thread is going to go on this list, but I'm going > to > > attempt a serious reply. > > > > You can make a standard round knob for the A/T with a button on top > pretty > > easily, and that may well be a good solution, certainly better than the > POS > > that's there now. > > > > But, for ergonomic purposes given the short shaft and long reach, a > > T-handle > > is best, and one at about 15 degrees to fit the angle of the gripping > hand > > would be ideal. This would require a three piece turning (button, handle > > and base) and precise fitting. Not to mention proper lubrication of the > > friction parts. > > > > I can't wait for the replies. > > > > Stuart > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > Of > > kenneth wilford (Van-Again) > > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 4:39 PM > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: What's the perfect shape for a Vanagon shift knob? > > > > Alistair, that was a very cutting remark :-) > > > > Ken > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 9:57 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > > > > > Its just as well he did take the knob Ken. The head of that particular > > > model comes off so easily. > > > > > > ducking :) > > > > > > alistair > > > > > > > > > > > > On Feb 13, 2014, at 6:17 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) < > > > kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > > > > > > > I bought a van one time and it had a St. John the Baptist shift knob. > > It > > > > was clear plastic with a picture of John in the middle. The guy that > > > sold > > > > me the van, would not let me keep it, he took it with him as part of > > the > > > > deal. I have no idea where he got it and if you could ever get > another > > > > one. When driving a Vanagon, you need all of the help you can get > :-) > > > > > > > > Ken Wilford > > > > John 3:16 > > > > www.vanagain.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > Ken Wilford > > John 3:16 > > www.vanagain.com > > > -- roger whittaker 604.414.6266 ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.tvthatworks.com http://www.tvpowellriver.com Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video work at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LastonLastof#g/u http://vimeo.com/42309497 http://www.prpeak.com/articles/2010/11/29/multimedia/video/doc4c62e5f80d228504902172.txt
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