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boggle

posted on 7/4/10 at 02:23 PM Reply With Quote
paddle shift???

how easy is it to fit a paddle shift system to a sierra colomn??

will i have to loose the switches etc???

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blakep82

posted on 7/4/10 at 02:26 PM Reply With Quote
yep you won't be able to have both paddles and switches on there, unless the collumn's REALLY long so the paddles and switches don't hit each other at any point





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adithorp

posted on 7/4/10 at 02:41 PM Reply With Quote
Most people loose the switches and steering lock, but it has been done and kept them.

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jimgiblett

posted on 7/4/10 at 02:50 PM Reply With Quote
I have a paddleshift and a single stalk setup on my Fury. I have had to attach the stalk near to the dash, it is easy reach though.

The difficult thing was finding a right hand "lights and indicators" stalk (which I needed as the push-rod goes down the left hand side). 1980s Nissan Micra came to the rescue.

Some people put small latching switches on the actual steering wheel and wire up using curly cable and connector.

Paddle shift is fairly simply if you have access to a lathe. The key part is the sleeve. Have a look in my Fury pics for dimensions

Sleeve1

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I turned down the column so that it was almost an interference fit when the collar was slipped on.

Drop me a U2U with your email address and I can send you some more pictures.

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boggle

posted on 7/4/10 at 02:52 PM Reply With Quote
cheers peeps....

as i dont need to iva the car im thinking all i need on the colom is indicator and main beam???

i can put the lightswitch on the dashboard??





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Davg

posted on 7/4/10 at 02:58 PM Reply With Quote
Barry

As said above by the guys. You can also make a take off plate to mount under the column (if you want to retain the Sierra switches etc) tvia the tapped holes and bearing off the plate with paddle levers comminh up from there. Loads of stuff on here 'Search is your friend'

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boggle

posted on 7/4/10 at 03:17 PM Reply With Quote
looking throu the search bit i see reference to an electronic paddle shift???

is this with the use of solonoids???





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Hellfire

posted on 7/4/10 at 05:31 PM Reply With Quote
The paddleshift we fitted retains all the Sierra switchgear. You could easily lose most of the switches and put them on the dash but losing the indicator stalk would be a pain in the ass.

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jimgiblett

posted on 8/4/10 at 10:37 AM Reply With Quote
Thats a very neat paddle setup does it flex much?

I agree indicators and main/dipped are a pain if not on stalks.

- Jim

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The paddleshift we fitted retains all the Sierra switchgear. You could easily lose most of the switches and put them on the dash but losing the indicator stalk would be a pain in the ass.

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boggle

posted on 8/4/10 at 11:06 AM Reply With Quote
so can this be done electronically??





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adithorp

posted on 8/4/10 at 11:20 AM Reply With Quote
Yes it can. Using a quickshift kit with actuators. I think most still put a gearlever in though as back-up/to find neutral.

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jimgiblett

posted on 9/4/10 at 10:17 AM Reply With Quote
I would be a little worried with using quickshift actuators on a blade as the selector forks aren't the strongest. If purely a competion car then maybe, but not on a road car.

- Jim

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boggle

posted on 9/4/10 at 11:30 AM Reply With Quote
i think first off i will use cables, then move to that idea at a later date....

going to make the paddle shift today...





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