FTO AUSTRALIA

shadowarrior wrote:

topgun wrote:

aza013 wrote:Any new stuff to show us?

Right, not sure what you have/havent seen so here is the full list.


fuse box top cover
slam panel
footrest
foot pedals
rear brake light cover
gear surround
dial surround
kick plates
stereo blanking plate
bottle opener
alloy wheel centres
keyrings
maf cover
battery tie down
brake fluid reservoir top cover
steering wheel centre piece
phone charm
badges (Mivec, Mitsubishi, Mitsi badge, RALLIART, FTO, FTO GR, GPX, FTO V6)

Interested in some of the items from the list, pictures would really help now.
Btw, have you tried modding manual shift plates for the fto?

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Will upload some pics

Few samples

Some nice work there Topgun

I can tell you, top quality stuff I've got a third of the stuff on his list.

Still haven't got them on the car yet mind you

spetz wrote:Some nice work there Topgun

Cheers

topgun, I think am gonna pm you soon asking for some prices.
Can we modify some of the designs? Like different colour for the 'FTO' texts, no text in Gear Surround, different design than the dots for the pedals, etc?

Also, has anybody tried metal shift plate mods?
Something similar to this:
Would be a little hard...to find out the exact movement grid of the lever.
And I am happy to overlook the irritating and slow gear shifts for the pleasure of that 'clank' noise when the shifter slots in and hits against the plate's metal

shadowarrior wrote:topgun, I think am gonna pm you soon asking for some prices.
Can we modify some of the designs? Like different colour for the 'FTO' texts, no text in Gear Surround, different design than the dots for the pedals, etc?

Also, has anybody tried metal shift plate mods?
Something similar to this:
Would be a little hard...to find out the exact movement grid of the lever.
And I am happy to overlook the irritating and slow gear shifts for the pleasure of that 'clank' noise when the shifter slots in and hits against the plate's metal

Yeah fire away whenever you like

Not tried to do a metal shift plate no, although could have a go?

Will sort out some GB threads.

How much I would Loooove a metal shift plate...

Technikhaus wrote:How much I would Loooove a metal shift plate...

lol dunno. Would have to see what it entails to get one made up first

I can't see it being all to hard, The hardest part imo, would be getting the spacing correct.

then figure out how to mount a metal plate to the centre console, the testing it, then producing a good enough plate for copying/moulding etc it is quite a big job as its not a one off

good point.

Just another pic, A different way of doing it.

Taz wrote:then figure out how to mount a metal plate to the centre console, the testing it, then producing a good enough plate for copying/moulding etc it is quite a big job as its not a one off

Well put Taz mate, I agree completely. I think it would be difficult

The biggest issue would be trying to mount the plate. As the stock boot just simply screws in its not that simple for a heavier metal plate with no give. You would almost have to change/modify your centre console to accomodate, which would in turn raise costs / probably deter a lot of interested people. Dont get me wrong it would be awesome, and i would get one just to see how it goes etc but it just seems to impractical for the effort involved, unless you can find away around this.
Maybe if you can make a bracket that fits under the centre console that supports it alone and doesnt interfere with anything else? In any case, if your undertaking it, good luck and keep us posted maybe our collected brains can figure out a way around this

Btw, i can take pics of the things i have from you if you still have em for sale - quite proud of my interior FTO badges if you still have them. Fuse box cover etc

Taz wrote:The biggest issue would be trying to mount the plate. As the stock boot just simply screws in its not that simple for a heavier metal plate with no give. You would almost have to change/modify your centre console to accomodate, which would in turn raise costs / probably deter a lot of interested people. Dont get me wrong it would be awesome, and i would get one just to see how it goes etc but it just seems to impractical for the effort involved, unless you can find away around this.
Maybe if you can make a bracket that fits under the centre console that supports it alone and doesnt interfere with anything else? In any case, if your undertaking it, good luck and keep us posted maybe our collected brains can figure out a way around this

Btw, i can take pics of the things i have from you if you still have em for sale - quite proud of my interior FTO badges if you still have them. Fuse box cover etc

Yeah will have to get those brain cogs turning. Someone would have to be a guinea pig too!

Pics would be awesome too

Am in for being the guinea pig.
I know another forum did this mod for their car... there was a lot of measurements and testing involved to make sure the plate's slots have enough room for the shifter to move around. This though can also be achieved if we modify the shifter handle itself..along the lines of the pic posted by Technikaus.

Not an easy job...but lets start poking our grey matters to find out how tough/economical this mod is...shall we

I will have a look around my center console and shifter tomorrow to see if there is any room for any kind of work around our technical challenges.

shadowarrior wrote:Am in for being the guinea pig.
I know another forum did this mod for their car... there was a lot of measurements and testing involved to make sure the plate's slots have enough room for the shifter to move around. This though can also be achieved if we modify the shifter handle itself..along the lines of the pic posted by Technikaus.

Not an easy job...but lets start poking our grey matters to find out how tough/economical this mod is...shall we

I will have a look around my center console and shifter tomorrow to see if there is any room for any kind of work around our technical challenges.

Ok you have got the job!!