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Re: Shift Lever Boot

To: "Blue One Hundred" <healey.nut@gmail.com>,
Subject: Re: Shift Lever Boot
From: "tom felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:20:36 -0500
Where do you get the little chrome ring?

tom


> [Original Message]
> From: Blue One Hundred <healey.nut@gmail.com>
> To: Ned Smith <smithn00@kitepilot.net>
> Cc: Austin-Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 1/22/06 9:31:24 PM
> Subject: Re: Shift Lever Boot
>
> Ned -
>
> You are correct, the small end is down on the BJ8.  However, I have found
> that when you use the little chrome ring, the whole set up works much
better
> if the neck is up.  I had my last gear shift boot last 12 years with this
> orientation.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
>
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
>
>
> On 1/23/06, Ned Smith <smithn00@kitepilot.net> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks to everyone who responded to my question about the orientation of
> > the
> > shift lever boot. The consensus is that the small neck that contacts the
> > lever should be down. That raises the question with me of where the
chrome
> > band that is associated with the boot is located. It seems not right to
me
> > that it would be placed on the neck that is on the underside of the boot
> > and
> > therefore not seen.
> >
> >
> >
> > Ned Smith
> >
> > BJ8




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