Mounting the gear selector inside the car
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Whats required to do this, how have others done this and how reliably does it stay in gear.

I want to go real low and need to tuck everything up into the tunnel best i can to avoid grounding it on them mountainous sleeping policemen and multy storey car parks, it already catches the knuckle joint hence why it fooked alredy.

I have my ideas, but why reinvent the wheel.

Help apreciated

MS

tbh all you really need is 2 UJ's, good condition engine mounts, and a bracket to mount it on inside.

heres some pics of how mine looks:













before i put the engine in:






before i welded the box in (just in the mock up phase at the minute, need to find a more permanent position for the handbrake) i just put an old box in the subframe, attached the rose joints, shortened the linkage to the gear stick was right where i wanted it, next to the steering wheel, and then built up the tower to suit.

If its for NA application, and i hadnt already bought a 1275 large bore LCB, im sure the bloke at maniflow (If asked nicely) will do a 1275 l/bore LCB, but the same height as the small bore models (1" shorter) which will bring the exhaust up into the tunnel a tad more.

Jo

Edited by joeybaby83 on 20th Sep, 2006.

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

thats cracking, Jo!

Wow, that mounted real high you just need to make up a fly off hand brake to match

Thanks for that, piccies are great

this seems a really good idea to me, where do you get the u'js from?

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no probs, the handbrake is flyoff, but i know what you mean.

saw a link on MF the other day to some sexy handbrakes....will route it out, prob a bit dear though...

I got lucky on ebay with the uj's, those sealed ones cost about £30-40 each usually!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

http://www.triggerhandbrakes.com/

sexy eh!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

i heard there was going to be a range of rodney, and delboy handbrakes too

Hahaha, o'right dave

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

I was thinking more like this

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/Pro...T&pcode=MSD402A

Edited by Sprocket on 20th Sep, 2006.

ive not tried, but apparently is a major pita to fit a hydraullic hammy in a mini, dont know why tho, would be nice...

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Its as easy as any car, weld a lever at 90 degs to the handbrake lever, attach this to a hyd cylinder in line to rear brakes....

Just make sure you leave the cables attached for MOT purposes.

another minifinity myth busted then!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Bunch of BAC's, don't get me started........

dont feel bad, if its any consolation, I put my engine mounting bolts in the wrong way too

LOL

Edited by joeybaby83 on 20th Sep, 2006.

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"