Date:         Tue, 11 Feb 2014 18:42:00 -0800
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Calling all wood carvers/craftspeople (Vanagon content)
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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)