Here is my homemade shift **** made from a Stainless Steel bal hitch.
You just need a metal lathe.

 

Looks great! That kinda reminds me of the Kartboy shift ****'s for Subies and Miata's. very nice job.

 

How much does it weight?

 

I have not weighed it yet but I also have a whalen and my DIY **** is a bit heavier.

 

Ingenious Looks just like a Whalen (nothing implied)

 

Looks great Did you make it for the OE shifter or an aftermarket lever? How is it attached to the lever? 'Cause I was thinking of making my own too!!

 

Wow! .........Now that you have an internal 5th wheel, you can tow a trailer...

 

It is attached to a B&M Short Shifter. Again I have a Whalen, but I wanted to see if my brother-in-law and I could make one out of a Stainless Steel Ball hitch. He just machined this for me and Drilled and tapped to match the **** from the B&M.

I have driven this DIY **** and it feels solid. I will try the whalen and see which one I like. I choose the largest ball hitch I could find. I assume that the smaller ones are similar in feel to the Whalen.

The only difficulty in making this DIY **** was to "chuck" it up correctly and securely. If you have a metal lathe, you can make your own out of Billet AL or Stainless.

This was just an experiment. Not bad results. I am planning on have the 6 speed shift pattern machined in soon.

 

Have fun Looks great

 

Looks JUST like the Alta.

 

What size ball is it?

 

Heck of a nice job. Would be interested in the final weight of it. Is it just threaded on and if so how do you secure it in place?

 

Not sure of the weight, but it is heavier than my Whalen. It is screwed on and we created a pocket and landing so that the you simply tighten until the landing hits the collar of the B&M shifter.