Pre-cat gear knob question

[Barreti]

Seeing the spent the last 10 minutes polishing my knob fnar fnar thread over on the Chim forum got me thinking about something I've never quite got to the bottom of.

Do the early cars with LT77 boxes have a gate image on the top ?
Not something you've stuck on later - I know I could do that if I wanted to, but what was originally there?
Mine has a recess like there should be something there but its never had anything, am I missing something?

[PeteGriff]

Barreti said:

Seeing the spent the last 10 minutes polishing my knob fnar fnar thread over on the Chim forum got me thinking about something I've never quite got to the bottom of.

Do the early cars with LT77 boxes have a gate image on the top ?
Not something you've stuck on later - I know I could do that if I wanted to, but what was originally there?
Mine has a recess like there should be something there but its never had anything, am I missing something?

Hi Ian, I am not sure myself as my 430 Precat came with a replacement Momo aluminium one with no gate on! I have subsequently replaced it in recent months with another aluminium one from someone who made a batch with the LT77 gate pattern on. I quite like it, even though I know where the gears are. Regards, Pete

[black and green]

Mine has the shift pattern on a disc fitted into the gearknob.

[ThePrisoner]

I have just looked in the Owners handbook ( Leather Filofax thingy). Page 6 and 11 show a Standard Alloy gear knob with no markings. Page 16 shows the Gear leaver configuration with reverse top left.

[Barreti]

I never thought of looking in the handbook Brian.
I'll have a look at that tonight.

Interested in the insert though Black and Green. Any chance of a photo?

[black and green]

Barreti said:

I never thought of looking in the handbook Brian.
I'll have a look at that tonight.

Interested in the insert though Black and Green. Any chance of a photo?

I'm offshore for another 10 days, but I'll get a photo when I get back - unless anyone else can help you in the meantime.

[Griffer]

Hi, my precat had a black on clear label stuck on the top disc when bought in 1999, this was slightly damaged so I rang the factory to see if they were available and was given the part number U0458 Gear Change Label which I ordered, was 1.98 + VAT back in the day, still got the invoice in my file. Never seen them available since though.
Steve

[AcidRich]

My Precat knob is completely smooth with no markings

[LordGrover]

My knob was similar. It had a flat on top though to accommodate a sticker though. Maybe it had one when it left t'factory?

[ThePrisoner]

Barreti said:

I never thought of looking in the handbook Brian.
I'll have a look at that tonight.

Interested in the insert though Black and Green. Any chance of a photo?

Ian

Just a thought, i remember getting one of these for my V8S.
http://www.racetechdirect.co.uk/tvr-car-part-f0039...

[loud430]

I bought one of those from racetech for my 4.3 chim, very good quality.

[ThePrisoner]

loud430 said:

I bought one of those from racetech for my 4.3 chim, very good quality.

Yes they are !!

[PeteGriff]

ThePrisoner said:

Yes they are !!

Nice knob, I have one on my pre-cat also.

[clive f]

LordGrover said:

My knob was similar. It had a flat on top though to accommodate a sticker though. plus it was 2" shorter than Ian`s last time I saw Barreti peeing in motorway services

you boys love talking about your knobs

[BarnFind]

black and green said:

Mine has the shift pattern on a disc fitted into the gearknob.

Same as a mate of mine,but his Knob is sans disk,I bought him a Leven Knob with the imprint on it for Christmas,now he's as happy as a dog with two...I mean a griff owner with two knobs...

[LordGrover]

clive f said:

you boys love talking about your knobs

So sez the BENT exhaust Saggy bloke.

[ThePrisoner]

clive f said:

you boys love talking about your knobs

Yes , but we don't polish them like those Chimp boys do.

[Hoover.]

yep can confirm that the original precats had a sticker/disk on top of the knob..... mine still has it, albeit almost unreadable now..... all boxed up nice and safe, as it was wrong configuration for my T5 box

[BarnFind]

ThePrisoner said:

Yes , but we don't polish them like those Chimp boys do.

Whats happened your stickers so ?! I think some Griff owners have been rubbing their knobs too much.....

[Barreti]

So, the little recess in the top is supposed to have a gate picture.
Is it a clear back with black image/writing or coloured in any way?
Is the sticker flat or does it have any kind of profile

Thanks guys