New Shift Knob for the Racer

Sometimes, it's the little things that make a person happy. In this case, eBay served me up the perfect vintage knob for the racer. I did have to resize the threads, but that was trivial. I'm really happy with it (even Ann was excited about it, and pretty perplexed about why she was happy about it, lol).

In other news, I figured out why'd the brakes on the FC weren't working quite right. The custom-built pedal assembly is rubbing in a way that keeps it, even with springs, from returning to its standard position. So, I need to rebuild the swing pedal assembly, but that also entails rewiring the cab. It will likely take me a good week to sort all that out. It's really a good thing, because there were some electrical items yet to be hooked up, along with working through the speedometer cable, which isn't quite long enough to reach the speedometer.

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4 Comments

  1. Mitch
    She's looking good Dave!
  2. Kurt in Wenatchee
    Nice and clean looking.
  3. David Eilers
    Thanks guys .. yeah, I'm pretty happy with how things turned out. I look forward to testing it out in a wide open space. Still need the name added to it.
  4. Louis 14
    Damn Sam! Dat looks so nice, it'll be a shame to get it muddy. Or dirty, dusty, wetty, or WTFrance.....wutt are we here fer?! Have fun wit yer pedal to da metal.

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