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Re: Need a 'different' shifter boot

To: Glen Byrns <grbyrns@ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Re: Need a 'different' shifter boot
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 19:05:23 -0500
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <000701bff29e$265fcb70$7364640a@internal.vgl.ucdavis.edu>
WHAT!!!!!!!! The Taiwanese item is not holding up?? (don't let Frank hear you!)

Glen Byrns wrote:

> Any of you folks out there know of a rubber shifter boot that is bigger than
> the stock bugeye boot?
>
> I want to keep the stock metal can, cut a bigger hole in it to hold a bigger
> boot that will work better with the 5-speed conversion, but don't want to go
> to the vinyl one.  American car, Japanese, round, square, bellows style,
> whatever.  As long as the required hole is bigger than the stock bugeye hole
> and smaller than the top of the metal cover.
>
> The 6 month old rubber one I got from you-know-who is degrading before my
> eyes and onto my fingers.  Seems to be made of recycled condoms and road
> tar.
>
> Thanks as always to the list.
>
> Regards,
> Glen Byrns
> '59 bugeye


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