Is anyone interested in the ZF 8HP transmissions?

[andrewb70]

Today I visited Vic, not just for lunch but to see if he can help with a small project.

I got these paddle shifters from DomiWorks a while back. I was actually going to use them on my GTO, but it seemed more appropriate to repurpose them for the Cougar in anticipation of the 8HP70 swap.



We decided to keep it simple and just mount the paddles to the spokes of the steering wheel. Before taking off the steering wheel I actually mocked up the paddles against the steering when when it was still installed in the car.



This was the chosen location. It puts the paddles at the fingertips but keeps them tucked nicely and the left side one does not interfere with the turn signal stalk.



The location for the holes was laid out and the holes were drilled.



Apparently I forgot to take more pictures along the way, but here is a little video that shows one of the paddles in action.





Andrew