making my car a "mauto"

[LightningVP]

Was very occupied today at work thinking about my car and I came up with the idea of a "mauto" (manual/auto), basically the way it works, rather than pressing the button on the T-bar, you push in the clutch then move the bar up or down....What do you guys think?

[eurekamad94]

im confused ???

[dijm8]

lol i dnt think it will work...

[Tom_1569]

Would you like to buy some acid to????

Do you have any idea what the button on the t-bar does. It aint a ****ing clutch, its just a locking pin to stop you knocing it into another gear, while moving.

[LightningVP]

im confused ???

basically you have your T-bar (see picture), my idea is that, instead of lifting up the button to be able to move the stick up or down (into P, R, N, D, ect...putting in a "fake" clutch and some other mechanics, so when you push in the clutch, the button comes up by its self...

[LightningVP]

Would you like to buy some acid to????

Do you have any idea what the button on the t-bar does. It aint a ****ing clutch, its just a locking pin to stop you knocing it into another gear, while moving.

I know how to use a car...

@dijm8 - Would work the same war the boot/bonnet release things work....Little wire cord goes from your "fake" clutch to the pin (with some modification) and when clutch is pressed in, pin come up...

[eurekamad94]

yeh but what is the point in all this ? its not going to have any function but look good really and then when people ask you why theres a clutch you will make yourself look a bit silly ......

[LightningVP]

yeh but what is the point in all this ? its not going to have any function but look good really and then when people ask you why theres a clutch you will make yourself look a bit silly ......

When you put it that way...I'm suprised it's not already on the car...Basically yes it is only for looks...And I dont have the money to convert my car to a manual, and I want a LED Gear Shift Knob...Can't get ones for auto stick

[dijm8]

awwww the poor baby cant get a neon knob hahaha

look you can attempt it m8 no1 is stopping you.... just...gdluck lol nothin else to say really lol

[Tom_1569]

You do realise if you take the T-bar shift off, you can put a manual knob on without any worries. The only problem being is that you can easily knock it out of gear and will make it unroadworthy. My sisters has no t-bar on it for years, was good fun going from reverse straight into drive really quickly lol.

[dijm8]

lol gd way to *** up ur trans too ^^ lol

[LightningVP]

awwww the poor baby cant get a neon knob hahaha

look you can attempt it m8 no1 is stopping you.... just...gdluck lol nothin else to say really lol

Got the knob just wont go on lol...

@Tom_1569 - Yeah, would rather not do it that way...The car likes to stall if I got from drive to reverse while moving...But yes the other way is quite fun

[TVR-190]

need triptronic.

[Tom_1569]

lol gd way to *** up ur trans too ^^ lol

Yep, we learnt that to... Eventually wouldnt change gears, 110km/h from sale to melbourne in second gear, she didnt last to long lol.

[dijm8]

yehh mums got 6speed tiptronic and its AWD too ***n goes hard....next car i get i want tiptronic

[nicko]

Your after something like a powergluide(sp?) gearbox. its overkill for your car mate they are used on 8 second cars

[LightningVP]

Your after something like a powergluide(sp?) gearbox. its overkill for your car mate they are used on 8 second cars

what is a powergluide gearbox?

[nicko]

like a B&M shifter. You can have them manualzed with a handle on the shifter to put it in and out of gear and you just slide it up and down through the gears. But like i said the last powergluide i saw was on a 400cube torana with a fisher 6/71 blower and running 8 second 1/4mile times. Its an absolute dog box and wouldnt be used on your vp

[Tom_1569]

like a B&M shifter. You can have them manualzed with a handle on the shifter to put it in and out of gear and you just slide it up and down through the gears. But like i said the last powergluide i saw was on a 400cube torana with a fisher 6/71 blower and running 8 second 1/4mile times. Its an absolute dog box and wouldnt be used on your vp

Powerglide is a 2 speed gearbox, very old, and yes can be used for drag racing.
You can have any auto manualized pretty much. Mates got a T350 or 400 cant remember that is manualized.

[LightningVP]

like a B&M shifter. You can have them manualzed with a handle on the shifter to put it in and out of gear and you just slide it up and down through the gears. But like i said the last powergluide i saw was on a 400cube torana with a fisher 6/71 blower and running 8 second 1/4mile times. Its an absolute dog box and wouldnt be used on your vp

I see...I shall take this to the drawing board and work out every aspect of this before I put tool to car...Don't want to get half way and find out I've done something wrong...

[Haydz]

Sad Kid.


you have too much time on your hands..

[R0d]

Sad Kid.


you have too much time on your hands..

waaaaaaaaaaaay to much

[nicko]

I see...I shall take this to the drawing board and work out every aspect of this before I put tool to car...Don't want to get half way and find out I've done something wrong...

just fit a t5 with a ripshifter and learn to change HARD! will do the job on your vp

[CANYONERO]

live with it the way it is, when you get cash flow get it converted or buy another car that is a manual. my ute was my first and last auto. i hate autos but my daily is an auto but i can live with that scene that car will only see peak hour traffic to work and back and i have a manual V8 sittin in the shed for weekends

[LightningVP]

live with it the way it is, when you get cash flow get it converted or buy another car that is a manual. my ute was my first and last auto. i hate autos but my daily is an auto but i can live with that scene that car will only see peak hour traffic to work and back and i have a manual V8 sittin in the shed for weekends

yeah, was born a manual driver myself...Wanted a manual but didn't have much money so just got what I could afford really...When I eventually do get a manual it will be a pain in the but moving over all the mods :|