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Title: More progress on my 32 Roadster " We have upholstery!)
Post by: nzsimon on October 26, 2015, 05:49:25 PM

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206533398788407&set=pcb.10206533399468424&type=3&theater

Title: More progress on my 32 Roadster " We have upholstery!)
Post by: kb426 on October 26, 2015, 06:05:14 PM

What's the story with the paddle shifters?

Title: paddles
Post by: nzsimon on October 26, 2015, 06:46:30 PM

Hi the paddles control the auto gearbox it has been manualised and doesn't shift on it's own
The stick is just for PRND
If you select 1st gear it will stay in first till you shift to 2nd or the motor blows
4 speed lexus box

Title: More progress on my 32 Roadster " We have upholstery!)
Post by: kb426 on October 26, 2015, 06:52:18 PM

We need more details. :D

Title: details
Post by: nzsimon on October 26, 2015, 07:49:51 PM

I have loaded every detail over the years right here Smile unfortunately it has taken a loooong time

The engine and gearbox are Lexus to skirt the computers I manualised the gearbox with a computer made by a genius in Oz and replaced the engine computer with a NZ made Link computer. The flappy paddles are from Shrifter I had to make their computer talk to the gearbox computer one paddle is up and the other is down

Title: More progress on my 32 Roadster " We have upholstery!)
Post by: kb426 on October 26, 2015, 08:18:09 PM

I'm sorry. My memory isn't good enough to remember stuff from 2008. :D

Title: age
Post by: nzsimon on October 26, 2015, 09:04:00 PM

Me neither so much so I forget how some of it goes back together LOL

Title: More progress on my 32 Roadster " We have upholstery!)
Post by: enjenjo on October 26, 2015, 09:46:03 PM

Simon, it seems to me that you have been building that car for as long as I have known you.

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Post by: nzsimon on October 26, 2015, 11:15:43 PM

You are right! I started on my 40th birthday carried on through a marriage breakup and a global recession and of course the times where I simply didn't know what to do next, but the plan is to have it on the road all legal for this birthday ( next month) Having a supportive GF has helped a lot

Title: More progress on my 32 Roadster " We have upholstery!)
Post by: rumrumm on October 27, 2015, 04:10:48 PM

I like that unique interior design! Looks comfy.

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Post by: 348tripower on October 27, 2015, 06:31:55 PM

Quote from: "nzsimon"You are right! I started on my 40th birthday carried on through a marriage breakup and a global recession and of course the times where I simply didn't know what to do next, but the plan is to have it on the road all legal for this birthday ( next month) Having a supportive GF has helped a lot

I hope your not going to celebrate your 70th birthday! :lol:

Title: More progress on my 32 Roadster " We have upholstery!)
Post by: jaybee on October 27, 2015, 10:34:44 PM

Fantastic car, Simon...I've really enjoyed watching this over the years.

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