Spin Turn Knob a.k.a. Drift Button

HondaRue · Post by **HondaRue** » Fri May 08, 2009 3:27 pm

So a few years ago I bought a Cusco knob from a guy parting out his corolla and liked it for the most part with the exception of one part that seemed to get stuck in the end of my parking brake handle.

When I started putting together one for Heather I picked up a T3 knob from a guy on Club4AG and liked the change in radius so it wouldn't get stuck in the parking brake handle but didn't like the sharp edge at the top of the button.

By the way... it has been mentioned that I'm slightly OCD!

Sooooooooo..... I decided to make one combining the qualities I liked about both designs. Oh yea... I'm a machinist. Here's what I came up with.

Group shots of all 3:

Cusco Knob:

T3 Knob:

My Knob:

I polished it to match my Greddy shift knob otherwise the finish comes out like the Cusco one. I'm making one for Jonas and Alex so far but if I can find more material I'll keep making them. If anyone wants one let me know and if you want anything changed to the top of the button to make it more unique I'll do whatever I can with what I have available.

mexellent · Post by **mexellent** » Fri May 08, 2009 3:51 pm

ARue Drift buttons!

I cant wait to rock one of these.

ga_goosh · Post by **ga_goosh** » Fri May 08, 2009 4:09 pm

nice job i like it. infact i want one LMK when/if it is available and price

erickz300 · Post by **erickz300** » Fri May 08, 2009 9:33 pm

put me down for one

HondaRue · Post by **HondaRue** » Sat May 09, 2009 5:25 am

Do you want anything different? Regular finish or polished?

ga_goosh · Post by **ga_goosh** » Sat May 09, 2009 12:42 pm

ill take a regular finish

erickz300 · Post by **erickz300** » Sat May 09, 2009 1:47 pm

regular finish is fine :D

HondaRue · Post by **HondaRue** » Tue May 19, 2009 1:18 am

Alright... Mexellent has his already and Dr.Occa's should be done Tuesday along with erickz300's and ga_goosh's. Anyone else?

Post by **CBR_TOY** » Tue May 19, 2009 7:31 am

i'lll take one.... how much

ga_goosh · Post by **ga_goosh** » Tue May 19, 2009 2:18 pm

HondaRue wrote:Alright... Mexellent has his already and Dr.Occa's should be done Tuesday along with erickz300's and ga_goosh's. Anyone else?

wohoo! LMK where to send payment and how much. wish i had a laithe.

thanks

HondaRue · Post by **HondaRue** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:16 pm

Alright... so Jonas's first button was a failure. I had a friend attempt to do the required mill work and IT WAS UGLY! So................. I had to wait until I started working again and got the opportunity to learn how to use a mill myself.

Jonas wanted a "Wood Screw" button. And there will be only 1. I'll never do one again.

I'm going to do a little more finish work on it tomorrow but here's what it looks like tonight

Post by **dr.occa** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:27 pm

that is beautiful!

MadeInThe80s · Post by **MadeInThe80s** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:58 pm

Philips screw FTW! That thing is frackin awesome.

And dont you know posting picks of your knob on the internet is frowned upon!

inertia · Post by **inertia** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:06 pm

if it frowned upon it only by haters

but i rock any of those knob anytime,anyplace

mooreofit · Post by **mooreofit** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:09 pm

nice work aaron!