Gave myself wood 

"TysMagic" (twjeffery) 08/22/2018 at 09:22 • Filed to: fiat, shift knob, wood

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Okay, last excessive post about the new shift knob - i promise.

While it’s a lot lighter than the Abarth knob, it feels really good in the hand. Kind of makes the car feel older as well, interesting feeling I didn’t expect to have.

In case you haven’t followed my shift knob shenanigans, this knob is from a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Purchased on eBay from a dude in Slovakia. Fiat sort of traps you in to using their knobs or expensive aftermarket ones by making the knob bolt on to the shift rod versus screwing on to it like a normal auto manufacturer - see below. Could thread the rod, but I honestly fell in love with the Riva knob as soon as I saw it. The whole interior is fantastic really. 

Next up is figuring out a solution for the boot. I like the exposed shifter shaft, but not a bid fan of the hole being so wide on the boot. Open to suggestions on a fix there.

Tripper > TysMagic 08/22/2018 at 09:45

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TysMagic > Tripper 08/22/2018 at 09:47

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that sums it up pretty well 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > TysMagic 08/22/2018 at 10:14

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I like it.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TysMagic 08/22/2018 at 10:31

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I like the exposed shifter shaft, but not a bid fan of the hole being so wide on the boot.

Giggety.

TysMagic > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 08/22/2018 at 10:37

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I have enjoyed the raw shaft, exposed rod, big ball jokes 

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TysMagic 08/22/2018 at 10:42

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< short shift kit joke >

AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > TysMagic 08/22/2018 at 11:34

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I didn’t know the Abarth only had 5 gears. 

TysMagic > AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC 08/22/2018 at 11:49

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now you know! It would greatly benefit from a sixth gear at highway speeds. The automatics can drop it down that extra gear and they get much better highway MPGs