hee hee,,, Fight Fight Fight Fight



let face it, they`re both pieces of sh!t

now lets get onto the good old Austin 1800 cable shifts yeah,,, now they were a piece of work

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Ohhhh....go away with that !!!

and NOOOOO there is no fight, fight, fight, bloody hell, it's just healthy technical discussion

Just like the one on tyres...........

You've been sniffing the pint thinners again

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If you want to talk precision shifts, try a split-window Kombi.

You are lucky if you find any gear, and even luckier if it actually propels you forwards.

FWIW I prefer the early magic wand!

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

hee hee,,, splittys are virtually no different to the later bays,,, still the basic same shifter assy

MY Kombi engine mounts are now cactus,,,splitting badly & are spreading under power,,,so when i pop wheel stands now the shifter shaft/rod jams in the tube that runs the whole length of the car,,, so i have to back off & wait for the engine to drop to be able to select 2nd gear No fun for me till i fix the mounts & add some torque struts to the box to stop it all lifting under power

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

Not to mention the great engineering advances made with the M1500/Nomad.

The Leyland bean counters killed off the remote. Still the best, with engine stability as a bonus.

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1967 Cooper S - new front bearings to do.
1965 Cooper S shell - Slow progress. No time or money!
1966 Deluxe- next rustoration!
Mk 2 & XJ6 Jags. Less said the better.

That maybe true, but it's all that we have to work with

For the record, half of my own cars are Rod Shift and the half Remote.

Also for the record, I like the Doc and respect his vast knowledge and experience, so please let's not have any fight, fight, fight crap here!

I think it fair to say that both shifters have their good points and bad. Neither system is perfect (they are both a fine piece of british engineering goodness sake!)
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it's just that the rod shift is better

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hee hee,,, the Mk3 1800 & the Maxis all ended up as rod changes so Obviously they`re way better

stirring Doc now will he bite back ?

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No offence intended here but--> anyone writing a book about minis 30 years ago may not have experienced such worn or stuffed-with components as we are finding these days.

You should put your heart & soul into everything you do.

I'm an engineer and grew up on a farm, I know crap agricultural design when I see it.
There are good rod change setups about, but the Mini isn't one of them.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

My Moke uses a cable change.


... and it's sh!tty too.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2