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AC Owners Club Forum => Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum => Topic started by: lew on September 19, 2012, 19:18:03

Title: gear knob
Post by: lew on September 19, 2012, 19:18:03: can anyone tell where I can buy a Bristol gear lever knob,the black bakalite type?

Lew
Title: gear knob
Post by: AC Ace Bristol on September 19, 2012, 20:28:40: Lew

   I believe you can buy repro gear knob with same shape and same gear configuration from the Jaguar XK 120/140 club.

   Better still try to get second hand one if you want it patinated as repro ones look too new.

   The XKs use a Moss box same as AC engined Ace & Aceca.

   Good luck..[;)]

   Keith.
Title: gear knob
Post by: AC Bill on September 20, 2012, 07:08:41: Moss Motors has retro shifter knobs listed..
http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/SearchResults.aspx?SearchText=shift%20knob&WebCatalogID=0
Title: gear knob
Post by: lew on September 21, 2012, 11:22:34: Thanks guys will do.
   Keith I am going to e mail you some pics of AE547 to show progress, I am to old to understand photo bucket,perhaps you could post them so that others could see the Ford over riders and home made bumpers to see how they look on a car.
    Haven't quite finished the mounts as yet but it will give a good idea.
   Cheers
   Lew
Title: gear knob
Post by: nikbj68 on September 22, 2012, 10:41:37: quote:
Originally via email from Lew: Here are some pics showing how the bumpers etc came out. The bumpers are 2mm too small in diam as I could not get thick walled tubing in the correct diam out here in the colonies.There was no point in thin wall from a protection point of view. Cheers
   Lew

   And here they are, beautiful car, beautiful location!

   (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nikbj68/NewImage_zps599748f6.jpg)

   (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nikbj68/mountain6_zpsbf5d09cb.jpg)

   (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q113/nikbj68/mountain4_zps502a4331.jpg)

   Yeah, we ALL spotted they were 2mm down on size, but we`ll let you off, Lew![;)] Excellent work. [8D]
Title: gear knob
Post by: riverside on October 07, 2012, 15:09:19: Lew
Possibly try Ricky at knysna motor strippers for the knob.Hope you gave it some up the pass to shoot those gorgeous pics!
Ross
Title: gear knob
Post by: Aceca289 on October 08, 2012, 06:05:59: Lew,

   Nice looking car! Thanks for sharing the photos. Good to see that you're making progress.

   John
Title: gear knob
Post by: riverside on October 16, 2012, 14:04:06: I`ve just found and ordered from Guy Broad Jaguar. He has both an original at 50 pounds and repros at 15 pds. A lot cheaper than Moss Motors.
Ross
Title: gear knob
Post by: lew on October 17, 2012, 19:55:58: Many thanks will order in the morning
Clearly then the Moss gearbox takes the same as the Bristol