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21. "RE: Mako Shark II Shifting"
Jan-17-06, 03:54 PM (EDT)
There's at least a million "behind" that wheel.I've dreamed about one of these for years.They are so tight,it's almost like the car was built around you.I would think the real money is in the drivetrain.


 

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22. "RE: Mako Shark II Shifting"
Feb-07-06, 07:13 PM (EDT)
Very good idea abought the push button auto. on the wheel .

Oddly my old girlfriend had 59' biscane that had manuel shifting on the coloum and cluch on the floor board.

It's the only manuel car i have ever driven with out grinding tran's gear's or stalling the car out.

"GOD SPEED"


 

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23. "RE: Mako Shark II Shifting"
Feb-07-06, 07:56 PM (EDT)
i love the ol' three on the tree.


 

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24. "RE: Mako Shark II Shifting"
Feb-07-06, 11:02 PM (EDT)
Yeah, I've seen this before but in a 2dr 80's caprice but,
has yet to actually drive one. Harder and harder to find
these days.

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25. "RE: Mako Shark II Shifting"
Feb-08-06, 08:25 AM (EDT)
LAST EDITED ON Feb-08-06 AT 08:26 AM (EDT)
 
I've got a 70 chevelle nomad s/w with a streight 6 and 3 on the tree.I used it to haul my airbrush stuff in back in the 70's.Still the push button shifting in the 66 belvedeir was near indestructable.I haven't seen one in a junk yard in 15 or so years.Unless a car is sporty/desireable or in excelent condition,it gets crushed.I want to know how they work to see if it can be adapted to a chevy application,but finding one is gonna be a chore.


 

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26. "RE: Mako Shark II Shifting"
Feb-08-06, 09:42 AM (EDT)
No, I think the only way to get one will be by purchasing
an Edsle or Belvedeir and stipping out the desired parts,
reverse engineer it for an adaptation for GM.

They go on ebay pretty cheap these days but, needing to
purchase a whole car for just a few parts is a big deal.

They do sell the parts seprately but, there wouldn't be
an example of it together, to know how it works. Unless
you've got the Manuel to the car and the desired parts.

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27. "RE: Mako Shark II Shifting"
Feb-08-06, 10:30 AM (EDT)
I've been trying to do research on this stuff, but I've been too busy with my project and my classes to spend enough time on this. I'll post up on here if I find/think of anything really useful in adapting the steering wheel shifting from these other cars. Sorry it's taking so long

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28. "RE: Mako Shark II Shifting"
Feb-08-06, 10:48 AM (EDT)
No Porblem.

Thanks for posting.

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29. "RE: Mako Shark II Shifting"
Feb-08-06, 07:33 PM (EDT)
There was a company who made trans. adapters for oddball engine swaps.Trans-a-dapt or something like it.I've seen some weird stuff in 4x4's and at the drags.This might be an option if it is in the trans and not adaptable.


 

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30. "RE: Mako Shark II Shifting"
Feb-09-06, 01:05 AM (EDT)
LAST EDITED ON Feb-09-06 AT 01:09 AM (EDT)
 
Took me awhile to read up but MOPAR had in 54 the Powerflite which
in 56 was phased out for the Torqueflite.

Ford had the Teletouch mainly on the Edsel Citation and Corsair.

Here is a few links that I found that may or may not be usefull.

http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:q65r6kVMB4MJ:www.edsel.com/pages/edsel58.htm+edsel+push+button+transmission+&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=firefox-a

http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:noO5qpmrXN0J:www.allpar.com/mopar/powerflite.html+TORQUEFLITE+push+button+transmission+&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3&client=firefox-a

http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:XI08QnhhIDcJ:www.allpar.com/mopar/torqueflite.html+TORQUEFLITE+push+button+transmission+&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2&client=firefox-a

http://www.google.com/search?q=Teletouch+Automatic+Transmission&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official

The Teletouch is the concept desired here due to it's shifting
residing on the center of steering wheel whereas, the other two
had shifting on a designated plate off to the side of the steering.

Note that the Edsel's Teletouch tranny and MOPAR's Torqueflite has 3
speed and the Powerflite was a two speed reaching 2nd gear HIGH, at
11 mph. LOL that sucked but, was later made to manuely hold gears
for better acceleration. Last thing we need is a Dogvette due to
luxury gear.

Lots of reading and diagrams on these links but, nothing with
definitive answers on how one links up completely.

I will keep looking but, found nothing modern on the Transadapt
for such an application. Thanks for the info thou.

McBrain


 

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