Has anyone else used an auto engine as a base for their conversion? Just putting my observations of parts that are different when swapping a manual box onto an auto engine. I used a 6 speed manual on mine, but its the same case as a 5 speed.
-The two top gearbox mounting bolts need to be swapped to longer bolts as the manual bell housing is thicker.

-The rear gearbox mount is a different thickness, like in the picture below.

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Isn't the auto box significantly larger around the driveshaft opening (in the subframe) and thus an auto is not an option in a mini?

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

I went the other way around and put a Manual 'box on an Auto engine..it just bolted straight up for me with no problems.

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Starlet Conversion:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15484

Yeah, i got an auto car and took the block off that. Still got the auto in the shed. Bloody big lump of metal it is.

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Few more findings on this,
Does the auto have a diffferent starter motor mounting than a manual?
The auto one i pulled off had a bolt that went through the bellhousing and into a thread on the starter motor, and the other bolt went through the starter and into a thread on the bellhousing.
Ive swapped to a 6 speed manual, but theres no thread to bolt the starter motor onto. Anyone had this happen?

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Must be - My (manual 'box) starter motor has two bolts that mount the starter motor to the bell housing, and they are both through the starter and into threads on the bell housing.

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-Alan
I blame my dad for my love of minis. I think I was conceived in the back seat of one
I also blame my Dad for me being 6' 1" - not really the optimum height for driving a Mini.