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Its been a long time since i've been here, the price of gas, my job slowing to a halt, just the fact i want my car going again... I've got to do something.
I still have all the parts to my car, all but one. It seems a crucial shifter peice has gone missing and shifting a stick is either going to be really complicated or impossible. i'm going to head to a bone yard to see if i can spot a shifter for replacement but the idea of a paddle shift has always excited me.
Obviously your average stick shift wont be paddle friendly so i might look into an automatic swap, if i cant find a shifter for the stick.
the idea is to find a 4 speed automatic that fits a j-body without excessive cutting and welding. Make a simple controler unit that will operate the neccesary solenoids for clutches and bands. I'm sure trhis is just on of a million ways to screw up a tranmission, but if you could single out the hydraulic passages for each band and clutch you could control the flow with a robotics type controller and activate the clutch when you need to and each band as neccesary for a gear change with some programing.
click = clutch off + 1st on + clutch on. i'd have to look at a book and actual tranny...
i'm not a reall savvy guy with electronics, but dad is. and i'm sure he'd like to spend some quality time together.
thoughts and opinions, etc?
I still have all the parts to my car, all but one. It seems a crucial shifter peice has gone missing and shifting a stick is either going to be really complicated or impossible. i'm going to head to a bone yard to see if i can spot a shifter for replacement but the idea of a paddle shift has always excited me.
Obviously your average stick shift wont be paddle friendly so i might look into an automatic swap, if i cant find a shifter for the stick.
the idea is to find a 4 speed automatic that fits a j-body without excessive cutting and welding. Make a simple controler unit that will operate the neccesary solenoids for clutches and bands. I'm sure trhis is just on of a million ways to screw up a tranmission, but if you could single out the hydraulic passages for each band and clutch you could control the flow with a robotics type controller and activate the clutch when you need to and each band as neccesary for a gear change with some programing.
click = clutch off + 1st on + clutch on. i'd have to look at a book and actual tranny...
i'm not a reall savvy guy with electronics, but dad is. and i'm sure he'd like to spend some quality time together.
thoughts and opinions, etc?
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