"Around" 71 when stationed at NAS Miramar, my good friend Gary (RIP) had a bought new 70 Chev K2500. He thought it would be cool to have an "8 ball" shifter ball, but the place he went to had none, so he settled for a cue ball. I thought this was such a great idea, I bought one too. So he took them to work and drilled and tapped them.
Soon we noticed an odd noise, kind of a "sussssing" sound in some gears. After about 2 months of driving my 69 Road Runner...
Another boring old story from the old days
