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Boredom + spare perspex = Nifty Paddle Shift??

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Boredom + spare perspex = Nifty Paddle Shift??

Post by Steamyrotter » Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:48 am

Here is my take on the paddle shift conversion...

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I obviously have too much free time!!!!  O:-)
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Re: Boredom + spare perspex = Nifty Paddle Shift??

Post by X5Sport » Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:53 am

Very Cool......and internally lit too..... 8)

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Post by Jalf » Tue Jan 01, 2013 12:40 pm

Very nice  :)

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Boredom + spare perspex = Nifty Paddle Shift??

Post by wilkoturbo » Tue Jan 01, 2013 1:06 pm

Wow have you changed the dash to blue led ???
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Re: Boredom + spare perspex = Nifty Paddle Shift??

Post by Don Coffey » Tue Jan 01, 2013 1:40 pm

[quote="Steamyrotter"]
Here is my take on the paddle shift conversion...

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I obviously have too much free time!!!!  O:-)
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Obviously! But with great results.  Nice one

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Post by Steamyrotter » Wed Jan 02, 2013 1:09 pm

[quote="wilkoturbo"]
Wow have you changed the dash to blue led ???
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Nope.
Just an interaction with the camera... and the internal lights
If things were meant to be easy, then I will soon complicate them....
Please note...
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I don't assume to know everything, and know there is a lot I don't know..
But then I could be talking bollox.. O:-)

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Re: Boredom + spare perspex = Nifty Paddle Shift??

Post by Raj » Wed Jan 02, 2013 4:41 pm

Nice. Very cool mod.
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Post by Ubatoid » Wed Jan 02, 2013 6:21 pm

That is some nice work,  CNC?
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Post by Steamyrotter » Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:02 pm

[quote="Ubatoid"]
That is some nice work,  CNC?
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Nope
Band Saw, File and Dremel
oh and a 5 mm drill bit for the LED
If things were meant to be easy, then I will soon complicate them....
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Anything I say is only from my personal experience and knowledge..
I don't assume to know everything, and know there is a lot I don't know..
But then I could be talking bollox.. O:-)

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Post by pvr » Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:30 pm

Cool  :ok:
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Re: Boredom + spare perspex = Nifty Paddle Shift??

Post by Ubatoid » Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:46 pm

[quote="Steamyrotter"]
[quote="Ubatoid"]
That is some nice work,  CNC?
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Nope
Band Saw, File and Dremel
oh and a 5 mm drill bit for the LED
[/quote]i take my fabricators hat off to you sir.
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Re: Boredom + spare perspex = Nifty Paddle Shift??

Post by jaynana » Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:30 pm

you fabricated that off a piece of plastic?? amazing!!
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Re: Boredom + spare perspex = Nifty Paddle Shift??

Post by Steamyrotter » Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:00 am

[quote="jaynana"]
you fabricated that off a piece of plastic?? amazing!!
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Peanuts compared to a (third) gearbox rebuild....
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If things were meant to be easy, then I will soon complicate them....
Please note...
Anything I say is only from my personal experience and knowledge..
I don't assume to know everything, and know there is a lot I don't know..
But then I could be talking bollox.. O:-)

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