How many of you have changed over to a floor shifter and been irritated by the nub left on the collar? I have. I've hidden it with a tach, replaced it with a smooth collar from a Mustang (expensive and hard to find anymore) or just ignored and lived with it. But I decided I did not want to hide it or live with it on my 72 Patina build. So here is what I did to modify the original 3-on-the-tree collar.
First, here is the eyesore.
Since you can't weld pot metal I decided to cut off the nub and fill the resulting hole. I used a 3-inch cut off wheel to remove it.
I then ground it down smooth and used a step drill to clean up the edges of the hole.
The hole goes all the way through and I found a penny to be the perfect size to fill the hole and create a bottom for the fill.
It drove in nicely with a punch.
I guess I did "weld" it.
Then some bondo filler to smooth it out.
Can't wait to get it painted!
First, here is the eyesore.
Since you can't weld pot metal I decided to cut off the nub and fill the resulting hole. I used a 3-inch cut off wheel to remove it.
I then ground it down smooth and used a step drill to clean up the edges of the hole.
The hole goes all the way through and I found a penny to be the perfect size to fill the hole and create a bottom for the fill.
It drove in nicely with a punch.
I guess I did "weld" it.
Then some bondo filler to smooth it out.
Can't wait to get it painted!
