Hey all

Got stuck into the track car today, I cut out the Weber box to replace it with a stock firewall out of my clubby, but before I weld the new one in, how different are they? I know the Morris ones have the large hole left of the master cylinder, but is that all? The clubby one im thinking of welding in has the hole in the centre.

Also, the floor is different to say the clubby one, is this simply because of the different gear boxes used?

in the Morris shell, (see pic) that hole is for the early type shift yes? but where the normal rod change hole should be, there is 4 threaded inserts.. any idea what these are? (sorry, no pic of that)

Thanks

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Yes - Magic Wand shifter hole. Where are the threaded holes - in front of the cross member?

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

yup, on each corner of where the rod change hole is on my clubby

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Was the body originally a matic ? Sounds like the mounts for the auto shifter , I think the shift control cable went through the magic wand hole so it should have the magic wand hole and the threaded holes . Is the car type YMA2S4 (I think 4's the matic ???) ?

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that's a serious weber box!

how come you don't want it there anymore?

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Looks like a matic shell to me, they used the magic wand hole and shift boot for the shifter cable.
Only they had the 4 captive nuts in front of the crossmember.

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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.

Ah ok, sounds like its a mini matic to me, ill post some pics up tonight

Im sorry, it does not have any ID of any type.. I am yet to weld a steal front back on.

I cut the weber box out, because im putting it back to as stock as pos.

thanks

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pic of the 4 nutsert things. just to make sure.

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That's definitely the mount for the 'matic shifter.

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

sweet. any idea on year? I guess there is no way of finding out, without any body numbers. oh well, matic.. cool.

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Best guess, sixty-something

No idea, without chassis numbers it's going to be pretty hard.

[edit] Unless of course you've got the original starter or wiper motor (or dizzy?), they have the month/year of manufacture stamped on them.

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Simon

The adventures of an owner builder in the Tallarook Ranges

They only made autos between very late 67 and 70 so there is only about a 3 year window that is would have been made.

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which side do the wipers park? ie is it early wipers or late.
2. is there a number on the radiator shroud.....

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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.

Sorry doc, no wipers n no radiator shroud.....

does this help?

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OK so it's 68 or later
how much later, who knows...

<edit> it's pre- December 1970 by the latches on B pillars.

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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.