bringing the shifter inside.
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hi all. i can almost start to rebuild my first mini (the one i bought 10 years ago which i am re shelling for 5 years now.) but i came to the point where the metal work comes to the end. however i would like to get the whole shifter inside the the car and i know its been done allot but cant find details... because i do not feel like drilling 20 holes in the new floor before i get it right i would like to ask if someone can tell me the correct detail of where to drill and how big?

greetings

you can do anything if you set your mind to it...
i rather blow it up winning than keep it together losing.

finish date set for project 1... march 2018

I placed a temporaraly gearbox assembly into the engine bay and subframe on the mountings and then installed a standard gear selector mechanism in the normal place. I then took a fat marker pen and marked either side of the rods starting from just below the steering rack mounting. I then used a 2" hole cutter and cut two slightly overlapping holes one above the other, without cutting into the spot weld flnge of the steering rack mounting.

The result was almost perfect for the location of the selector inside the car, directly above where it would normally be underneath the car. I used a Mk1 porridge stirrer gear leaver gator and bezel

got picas to go with that. it seems like a good way to do.

you can do anything if you set your mind to it...
i rather blow it up winning than keep it together losing.

finish date set for project 1... march 2018