I've seen a few similar split grip conversion post and figured I would share mine. It was done, like the others, with channel lock pliers, sandpaper, dremel tool, and an emory board.
Here's what it looked like before. Click on pics to enlarge.
Big, clunky, gold colored double foot guides all the way to the tip.
After
Modified by the_crab at 7:53 AM 4/26/2010