Or maybe something like this could be made to work CanoePaddleGrip ~ this is on 1 from BendingBranches https://picasaweb.google.com/109991183317103413704/PossibleShifter ORR ~ DeanB On 11 Feb , 2014, at 7:42 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote: > Winter doldrums prompt all sorts of off the wall requests, and this is one > of them. > > > > The shift handle for the Vanagon automatic transmission is a piece of > plastic junk. Looks like crap, and 30 years of sun exposure turns it into > dust. > > > > I think there may be a market, all be it small, for a nice wood or metal > version. Making one out of an exotic hardwood would be easy for a good wood > carver, and I'd pay up to $100 for one, and maybe some will pay more for > custom designs. > > > > It's a two piece unit with a sliding button on one end for the reverse lock > out, and it should be much larger than it is to be ergonomic (you do have to > shift a lot climbing hills!). I have a photo as well as the real thing to > send to anyone who wants to take this on. > > > > Any takers, or do you know someone who crafts wood or metal that might be > interested? > > > > Stuart > > '85 Westy A/T (too much traffic here, I'm now shiftless) |
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