Hi guys would a stock 68 deluxe have come out with a rod or remote box ?

Cheers

All Deluxes were remote shift, with no synchro on 1st gear.
The Mini K in 1969 got the 4 synchro remote box.

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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.

cheers

Best way to find out is to rev the crap out of it and drop the clutch. If a large section of aluminum drops out from under car.....it's remote change.

Just look on the ground under the car, if there is a pool of oil it is a rod change.

ah, yes, built in rust proofing. Probably safer than the sandwich plate falling in half and the remote pitching into the hotmix.

The best sandwich plate is one that's been de-rubbered and welded up.

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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.

You can tell a person that has a remote change model, he'll be the one that is franticly trying to select reverse whilst half way through 3 point turn in a busy street.

The only good sandwich plates are the ones that don't have oil leaking on them destroying the rubber. Knowing how to drive has a big effect on them too.

My one is still pretty good, it was on the car when I bought it in 1998.
Back in the 80s I could kill one in a month!

The thing that kills rubber real quick is oil. Unless it's Chinese made rubber, then just air will kill it.

Rods came out in late 73 or 74

I'll bite...what's a sandwich plate??? I only allow the best olive oil near my lunch and i'm sure it doesn't hurt the plate....

We're not discussing 1100s are we?

Cheers, Ian

yes it`s a Morris 1100 thing,,, only becomes a mini thing when someone takes the Morris 1100 motor out of it`s morris 1100 & attempts to fit it to a mini

i think i have a new one here (sand->witch) plate that is

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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.

Attempts is correct, you can put a mini motor in a morris 1100 but a morris 1100 won't go in mini, (without panel beating or cutting)

http://www.ausminispares.com.au/?_escap ... plate-1100

The real question is..."are the rear diff casing from a Mini and 1100 the same? ie can you redrill an 1100 casing to suit a Mini remote shift??

Cheers, Ian