I was just messing around the other day with the "T" bar shifter on my XJS looking for something different and I came up with a method of making a simple round shifter ball that for a prototype looks pretty good and even better, feels pretty good in your hand. I would show a picture but the prototype is pretty crude at the moment. I will be fabbing up a better version as soon as I find the right wood/plastic. The reason I bring this up is I am trying to gauge whether there would be any interest in purchacing a plain ball type shift knob for XJS's either painted or wood grain. Once I have something more presentable I'll post pics of it as well as some of the other simple and I think tasteful mods I've done to my wonderful car. I'm especially proud of the Superbird style wing I've added to the decklid.


Just kidding on the wing!

Later,
Rob

 

its a sportspack 80s option on my 84, its an easy 1/2hr job to swap

 

Did you have to modify the shifter "shaft"? Mine has the "T" style shifter so you cand just screw a stadard shift knob to it.

 

HI ROB
i got it from jaguar years ago, not available now but breakers will have them
good luck

 

I wish mine was that simple but on both the 88 and my current 90 the shifter shaft is flattened into an "eyelet" shape and it is not a round threaded or smooth shaft. The diagram you display is for a facelift XJS of which mine is not. I don't want to go through the hassle of switching the shaft so I am building my "ball" in 2 halves that will bolt together. I am going to make mine simple black because it looks less "showy" to me.

 

its actually a pre-facelift sportspack, its in a tarts design colour scheme

 

I've never heard of a Tarts design Sports pack. Was it Europe only? What was included in it?