Tried the search but had no luck have motor out atm due to cracked gearbox I have another whole power unit hear I wanna drop in but the old gear box had the remote housing for the gear change and the new one has the rods will the rods fit in the tunnel as I no the floors are different and the rear bracket is different

There is a US shop that makes a bracket to suit rod change in an earlier car. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to knock one up to replicate it

http://www.minimania.com/part/22G2026MM ... Rod-Change

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You can thump the floor a bit and fit the rodchange bracket to earlier cars. We had a 67 Deluxe with one in.
Unlike UK cars the Oz rodchange floor panel is almost the same as a deluxe or K one.

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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.

The last one I saw being done involved fitting a rod change into a 63 Cooper shell...

It was quite simple but did need a few small brackets made. Just bits of thin sheet steel strap bent up in a vice with a few holes drilled. I think there were a few bobbin type exhaust mounts used as well.

Its a case of offering the rod unit up, seeing what needs to be connected and making up the required bits. No special tools necessary...

Cheers, Ian

Thank u all very much the motor is nearly in haha it's sitting in there lol but as far everything else the other half called me in out of the man cave so I won't finish it untill prob Monday will let u no how I go

In my Deluxe, the previous owner had put a rod chsnge box in it ( being a deluxe it was origjnslly remote)

When I took it all apart the tunnel had been cut away a little to accommodate the rod change. Not sure if others have found this, but the gear stick hole was definitely cut somewhat.

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Yes the tunnel square hole needs a little trimming.

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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.