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That's an aftermarket shift knob. Alpines never had them from the factory. As a matter of fact I can't remember
any British sports car that did. Is your SIV early or late? They put the full synchro gearbox in with the SIVa ( later
cars) The early ones had the non synchro 1st gear. They had different shift patterns, so the shift knobs would be different.
Hope that helped.
Wow…didn’t know that. I bought the only one I’ve ever seen personally about a minute and a half after it was listed on eBay (saved search I get emails on).Yeah the all metal ones did weigh a ton - I have one for a big Healey - and they were notorious for ruining gearboxes where the shift lever was angled towards level (big Healey’s, Spitfires, Alpines, etc.). The weight of the knob kept steady downforce pressure on the shift lever when in top gear, causing premature wear on the shifting forks.
That would be the one... Probably best to keep it a display shelf item.Wow…didn’t know that. I bought the only one I’ve ever seen personally about a minute and a half after it was listed on eBay (saved search I get emails on).
Mine is basically a chrome type finish.
Yeah the all metal ones did weigh a ton - I have one for a big Healey - and they were notorious for ruining gearboxes where the shift lever was angled towards level (big Healey’s, Spitfires, Alpines, etc.). The weight of the knob kept steady downforce pressure on the shift lever when in top gear, causing premature wear on the shifting forks.
I used to rest my hand on the shift knob on freeway trips. Then I started having the problem with popping out of third gear. A NOS shift fork from an Arrow Range car solved it. I had a suspicion that resting my hand on the knob might have been responsible but I've never found any backup for that theory - until now.
Yeah, I've rebuilt enough gearboxes that every time I see someone resting their hand on the gear lever it makes me cringe and want to yell "Stop It!"
(Or resting their foot on the clutch pedal, too for that matter!)