Hi all,
Im from Aus and have recently done an LS1 conversion in my 80 and have also had the A442f Auto built by Rodney and the boys at Wholesale autos here in Melbourne. (Extreme Box with manual valve body and stand-alone compushift computer) I want to get the most out of the gearbox and the manual valve body by somehow replacing the stock Toyota shifter that has the overdrive button on it. I dont know much about the shift workings of this gearbox but does anybody think it would be possible to install a ratchet style shifter or similar, to run through all 4 gears? Even though overdrive(or 4th gear) is electronically selected? Or does any know if i could somehow control the actual gear shifting through the Compushift computer and use a "tiptronic" style gear lever out of a newer model car?
Does this sort of make sense to anyone, or does it just sound right in my head?
Cheers
Im from Aus and have recently done an LS1 conversion in my 80 and have also had the A442f Auto built by Rodney and the boys at Wholesale autos here in Melbourne. (Extreme Box with manual valve body and stand-alone compushift computer) I want to get the most out of the gearbox and the manual valve body by somehow replacing the stock Toyota shifter that has the overdrive button on it. I dont know much about the shift workings of this gearbox but does anybody think it would be possible to install a ratchet style shifter or similar, to run through all 4 gears? Even though overdrive(or 4th gear) is electronically selected? Or does any know if i could somehow control the actual gear shifting through the Compushift computer and use a "tiptronic" style gear lever out of a newer model car?
Does this sort of make sense to anyone, or does it just sound right in my head?

Cheers