Pete’s GS400 Build Thread by Sevenevez

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I got the shift knob off eBay it was only 14.99 but took about 2 weeks to get here from japan.

But it matches the Tan Leather almost perfectly. The wood is a little more of a cherry but still matches well and it feels better than the factory to me.

here it is - http://www.ebay.com/itm/370761070766...84.m1497.l2649

regarding the tail lights, i don't mind if you bite my style. its a compliment!

Funny look what showed up on K2Motors Facebook Page today

4-10-2013

So a few people asked me to show what the exhaust sounds like. Excuse the slight audio distortion, DR05 couldnt handle the wind and i didnt feel like doing another one. GoPro Motorsports suction cupped it to the door.

sorry my babe is a lil dirty - 

Sloppy lil clip i put together

4-15-2013

Got a Nasty old Worn Out Shift Knob?

Let's remedy that

ok, copped a sewing machine for $70. <-- cheaper than buying a new OEM knob haha

( i have never used one before so dont expect to be blown away 

lets get to it

So, here was my original shifter. Knob all nasty and worn out. My idea was to make it look like a Manual instead of an Automatic.

Bought this Universal knob on ebay for $14 to match my leather and under my hand is my OLD worn out leather armrest which i already replaced. But that leather is going to come in handy

Measured and made a template out of paper towels haha

I have left over Vinyl from my '50 so i figured i would make a quick boot out of this to make sure before i cut up my armrest

Stiched from the inside so the seams are hidden

Fits pretty well. I heard people that use the NSX boot cant make the full stretch all the way down to our Low 3,2 gears. Lets see

makes the stretch!

Deconstructed my OEM knob hoping i could steal the coupler/threads out of it. The knob i got off eBay is universal with a Bigger hole and uses cheap set screws to hold it on. I wanted it to thread tightly though

So i tapped a 8m 1.25 thread into a Nylon coupler from Ace hardware. Then i dropped it in the new knob with a good amount of gorilla epoxy and let her dry.

ok, i only get one shot with whats left of my oem leather. Here we go. Template cut.

Steeyatch!

Made all the stitches from the inside so they will be hidden when turned inside out

Secured the new boot from under with a few zip ties.

Wa-Laa!

Much better

I think i might do one more, with not so many seams. Maybe go to a fabric shop and match my color with some vinyl. I think i can do one of these with just one or 2 seams at the most, or even a nice zig zag or piped stitch. But i am quite happy with how this all turned out.

took a couple Sunset pictures with the Tri-Pod you can do a couple cool things with multiple exposures