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Old 11-12-2012, 10:42 AM
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Its my DD so I have no choice, it only hurts when I shift into reverse.
Old 11-12-2012, 10:45 AM
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So tell us what happened...
Old 11-12-2012, 10:51 AM
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Working on the car...what else ? Smashed my thumb, ER Doc cut off some my nail. All will be well in a week. Thought it was funny . I wonder how many others out there have had a similar situation?
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Originally Posted by Happihank
Working on the car...what else ? Smashed my thumb, ER Doc cut off some my nail. All will be well in a week. Thought it was funny . I wonder how many others out there have had a similar situation?
Dammmm, sounds painful! Be careful out there!
Old 11-12-2012, 11:35 AM
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Ouch...
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In the old days, it would be 2 1/2, with a beer in two fingers......
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I guess you will miss out on the International Thumb Wrestling Competition this Weekend...Too Bad LOL..Ed
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Originally Posted by flange
In the old days, it would be 2 1/2, with a beer in two fingers......
Old 11-12-2012, 12:28 PM
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Some years ago, Broke my leg skiing . Had a '67 GTO, 4 speed, that I drove as a DD with a full length cast on my right leg.
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Owww good thing its only temporary. Wish you a speedy recovery. Its gotta suck everytime you back out of the driveway
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By placing my palm on top of the shifter I use three fingers not including the thumb. Try that it might make it a little less painful to move the shifter as the thumb isn't involved shifting into 5th or reverse.

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Old 11-12-2012, 07:40 PM
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You need to step up your game Happihank!



Old 11-12-2012, 08:55 PM
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You need to step up your game Happihank!



Show-off.
Old 11-12-2012, 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Happihank
Working on the car...what else ? Smashed my thumb, ER Doc cut off some my nail. All will be well in a week. Thought it was funny . I wonder how many others out there have had a similar situation?
Well I lost my entire nail on my left thumb doing a brake job for my Dad many years ago. Had to boil it out with peroxide every night and it hurt like hell.
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Most drivers way overgrip their shift ****, and thus miss gears during speed shifting. Hope you recover real soon.
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Originally Posted by dklowrider
Show-off.
Do I hear three, three and a half?? When this happened to me I was almost 22 in 1982, my car then was a 1971 Motion Performance 454. Shifting that beast wasn't fun for a while!!
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Originally Posted by dklowrider
Show-off.


Keep shifting anyway you can!

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Old 11-13-2012, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by flange
In the old days, it would be 2 1/2, with a beer in two fingers......
I don't care who you are, but that is funny.
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Originally Posted by donzi1
I guess you will miss out on the International Thumb Wrestling Competition this Weekend...Too Bad LOL..Ed
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shifting the vette awkwardly HAS to be better than sitting around with thumb in ***


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