Cool shifter idea
10-04-2003, 11:12 PM
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Cool shifter idea
Hey guys, I got a real crazy idea in my head and now I want it. I am not big on flashy stuff, but this idea seems pretty cool.
Anyway, I want a pistol-grip shifter that looks like the joystick of a fighter plane, and the trigger for the guns works as the button for the automatic..... does such a product exist? If so, I want it!!!
Anyway, I want a pistol-grip shifter that looks like the joystick of a fighter plane, and the trigger for the guns works as the button for the automatic..... does such a product exist? If so, I want it!!!
10-05-2003, 12:00 PM
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The only shift **** for an auto that resembles somewhat of your description would be the RAZO shift ****.
http://www.mach3accessories.com/shiftknobs/sk2_10.html
A bit pricy at $130 though. There is a cheaper version of the RAZO. I forgot which company makes the cheaper version though. Also check ebay for a RAZO or the cheaper version.
http://www.mach3accessories.com/shiftknobs/sk2_10.html
A bit pricy at $130 though. There is a cheaper version of the RAZO. I forgot which company makes the cheaper version though. Also check ebay for a RAZO or the cheaper version.
10-05-2003, 02:17 PM
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just take apart your shift **** and you will see the button is spring loaded and pushes a plastic stick to disable the neutral switch, just take that and put it in a old computer joystick. ill try it with one and see how it does.
10-05-2003, 02:48 PM
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i checked on eBay for the Razo one or whatever, theres one on there for like 40
10-06-2003, 01:52 AM
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Na, the Razo one isn't what I am looking for. I want it to like like it was literally out of a fighter plane. I would do the joystick idea, but I think there would be trouble making the trigger push down the button instead of the electronic button it is currently attached to.
10-06-2003, 07:32 AM
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you wanting the same design all throughtout the car, or just.. BOOM, joystick.... might stand out a bit much.. but that's just my opinion... but yes it would be pretty cool. you coudl maybe have the other buttons do stuff to... ya know?
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10-06-2003, 08:35 PM
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Well, as I said before I am not into flashy things... my interior is goign to be all black and nothing to stand out. As long as the shifter itself is also black, there shouldn't be a major clash, but it would be pretty cool. 
Other buttons... no real need. I don't have anythiong else I need to operate.
Other buttons... no real need. I don't have anythiong else I need to operate.
10-06-2003, 09:13 PM
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sure ya do... um..
microwave....
no, seriously tho, you could wire anything to it,... windows... um.. Lights... mainly anythign and everything electronic... OR... you could setup some interior lights w/ it... just a thought.
microwave....
no, seriously tho, you could wire anything to it,... windows... um.. Lights... mainly anythign and everything electronic... OR... you could setup some interior lights w/ it... just a thought.
10-06-2003, 10:00 PM
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Car: 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT
Engine: 2.7L V6
Transmission: 6-speed
Axle/Gears: 4.41
If you're looking for a joystick to hack into to use as a shift **** (nice idea by the way, I've been thinking of doing the same thing), you might try searching at auctions sites or computer swap meets for the Suncom F-15 series. They are modeled after the actual F-15 joystick and are easily disassembled to get only the handle separate. The trigger can be replaced with a larger piece to be used to actuate the shift plunger and may look great. I'd show you the stick, but all I have left of it is the base I was using as a experiment for something else.
You might also try getting a used Saitek X36 flight control system. It has more buttons, but it looks a lot better, in my opinion, than the F-15E joystick.
You might also try getting a used Saitek X36 flight control system. It has more buttons, but it looks a lot better, in my opinion, than the F-15E joystick.
10-08-2003, 09:00 PM
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Car: '83 Z28, '07 Charger SRT8
Engine: 454ci, 6.1 Hemi
Transmission: TH350, A5
Axle/Gears: 2.73 posi, 3.06 posi
Thats so.... sooo....... Mopar 
Actually, I tried to make a pistol grip **** once out of some exotic orange-y wood I had laying around. It almost worked too.
Actually, I tried to make a pistol grip **** once out of some exotic orange-y wood I had laying around. It almost worked too.
10-08-2003, 09:09 PM
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Car: 83 Z28
Engine: vortec 305 for now
Transmission: 5 speed
I wonderred when someone was going to bring that up, Chrysler had a pistol grip shifter waaaayyyy back in the late 60s, early 70s.
10-08-2003, 10:58 PM
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Car: 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT
Engine: 2.7L V6
Transmission: 6-speed
Axle/Gears: 4.41
They may not be an F-body, but GM makes the Pontiac Grand Prix with a pistol-grip shifter. You might nab one of those for ideas on the release mechanism.
10-09-2003, 09:23 AM
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I think with the right interior mods the "Figher plane" shifter would be cool...
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10-09-2003, 09:23 AM
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10-09-2003, 09:58 PM
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Car: 2003 Hyundai Tiburon GT
Engine: 2.7L V6
Transmission: 6-speed
Axle/Gears: 4.41
Yeah, and I think I'm going to do it. I'm changing my interior to a red-and-black interior scheme and the stick will match nicely.
10-09-2003, 10:38 PM
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Car: Camaro of course
west Coast choppers' Viper has a cool shifter, kinda like what you are talking about.
http://www.westcoastchoppers.com/
http://www.westcoastchoppers.com/
10-10-2003, 04:01 AM
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Car: '82 Z28
Engine: 350
Transmission: TH400 4,000 stall
Axle/Gears: Currie 9", 4.56 gears
Here's a pic of my Hurst pistol grip quarter stick. Pic was taken back in Feb before I got my gauges in. Actually I think that pic was taken when my transmission took a dump for the second time and it's in the shop lol.
10-12-2003, 09:57 PM
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Car: 1987 camaro
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Here's my favorite for an automatic.......http://www.eautoworks.com/ORD-Auto~A...ob-No-6056.htm
10-12-2003, 10:10 PM
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i just got the want to make a shifter out of a spatula... don't ask me why..
Actually, i think(not reading what you guys have turned this post into)... i think a knife handle would kinda be interesting as a shifter.. not saying i want to do it, or would ever even consider it, but.. just.. some knife grips are very cool looking. *shrugs*
Actually, i think(not reading what you guys have turned this post into)... i think a knife handle would kinda be interesting as a shifter.. not saying i want to do it, or would ever even consider it, but.. just.. some knife grips are very cool looking. *shrugs*
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