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To: "Henry A. Morrison" <dos_gusanos@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] gear shift knob
From: Greg Hilyer via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:30:32 -0600
Cc: FOT Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
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Henry, Henry, Henry,
By your coy reply, I have to assume you ARE running one of those cheater Bal=
sa shift knobs! Even if covered (hidden?) by the finest hand stitched Connol=
ly leather, it=E2=80=99s still not =E2=80=9Cperiod correct=E2=80=9D now is i=
t?
Cheers,
Lunker

> On Apr 20, 2023, at 2:55 PM, Henry A. Morrison <dos_gusanos@msn.com> wrote=
:
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> =EF=BB=BF
> Which rule book we talkin' Greg?
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> Henry M
> From: Fot <fot-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Greg Hilyer via Fot <f=
ot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2023 10:38 PM
> To: WALJE <walje@sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: FOT Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Fot] gear shift knob
> =20
> A early Jag XKE has a beautiful brass knob under the plastic coating that o=
riginally showed the shift pattern. Weighs about 7lbs but sure is pretty.=20=

> Start of the Kas Cup race at Watkins Glen 2008(?). Got a good second gear r=
un up to the green flag. Picked up a few spots. Hit third and that nice bras=
s knob broke right off, landed in my side of the tunnel, and I spent half th=
e race trying to keep it from going under the pedals. Finding a  rolling bal=
l while wearing a harness isn=E2=80=99t easy, but by about lap 5 I had tosse=
d it into the passenger footwell. Still have it as a memento but have never u=
sed it since - just been using a big nut with a wrap of duct tape ever since=
 - safety you know=E2=80=A6
> I=E2=80=99ve heard of the Balsa wood knobs from the Porsche 917 being a we=
ight savings but since you=E2=80=99ve got to buy a 917 to get a real one, I=E2=
=80=99m not sure the benefit. And probably not =E2=80=9Cvintage legal=E2=80=9D=
 for a TR anyway - but ask Henry M.
> My (overpriced) $.02 worth=E2=80=A6
> Greg =E2=80=9CLunker=E2=80=9D Hilyer
> Albuquerque NM=20
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>> On Apr 17, 2023, at 4:08 PM, WALJE via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>=20
>> =EF=BB=BF
>> Friends
>>=20
>> I am looking for a quality gear shift knob to fit my T9 five speed transm=
ission.  Does anyone have a source?
>>=20
>> Thank you
>>=20
>> Dennis Walje
>> 68 GT6
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr">Henry, Henry, Henry,</div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr">By your coy reply, I have to assume you ARE running one of t=
hose cheater Balsa shift knobs! Even if covered (hidden?) by the finest hand=
 stitched Connolly leather, it=E2=80=99s still not =E2=80=9Cperiod correct=E2=
=80=9D now is it?</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Cheers,</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Lunker=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 20, 2023, at 2:5=
5 PM, Henry A. Morrison &lt;dos_gusanos@msn.com&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquo=
te></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF

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Which rule book we talkin' Greg?</div>
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Henry M</div>
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<div id=3D"divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" sty=
le=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> Fot &lt;fot-bounces@aut=
ox.team.net&gt; on behalf of Greg Hilyer via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt;<=
br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 17, 2023 10:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WALJE &lt;walje@sbcglobal.net&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> FOT Triumph &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Fot] gear shift knob</font>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
</div>
<div dir=3D"auto">
<div dir=3D"ltr">A early Jag XKE has a beautiful brass knob under the plasti=
c coating that originally showed the shift pattern. Weighs about 7lbs but su=
re is pretty.&nbsp;</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Start of the Kas Cup race at Watkins Glen 2008(?). Got a go=
od second gear run up to the green flag. Picked up a few spots. Hit third an=
d that nice brass knob broke right off, landed in my side of the tunnel, and=
 I spent half the race trying to
 keep it from going under the pedals. Finding a &nbsp;rolling ball while wea=
ring a harness isn=E2=80=99t easy, but by about lap 5 I had tossed it into t=
he passenger footwell. Still have it as a memento but have never used it sin=
ce - just been using a big nut with a wrap
 of duct tape ever since - safety you know=E2=80=A6</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">I=E2=80=99ve heard of the Balsa wood knobs from the Porsche=
 917 being a weight savings but since you=E2=80=99ve got to buy a 917 to get=
 a real one, I=E2=80=99m not sure the benefit. And probably not =E2=80=9Cvin=
tage legal=E2=80=9D for a TR anyway - but ask Henry M.</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">My (overpriced) $.02 worth=E2=80=A6</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Greg =E2=80=9CLunker=E2=80=9D Hilyer</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Albuquerque NM&nbsp;</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 17, 2023, at 4:08 PM, WALJE via Fot &lt;fot=
@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br>
<br>
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s-serif; font-size:16px">
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Friends</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I am looking for a quality gear shift=
 knob to fit my T9 five speed transmission.&nbsp; Does anyone have a source?=
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Thank you</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br>
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Dennis Walje</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">68 GT6</div>
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