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[MIGLIACARS]

Hey I dont want to start any arguments I just wanted to no were I saw the 6 speed box or if I had dreamt it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tupers]

 

Yes sorry it is harris motor sport I saw            not swiftune!!!!!!!!!

 

Ive found the pics now.

So you have one do you have you had it in a car yet!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Sadly I didn't get it, I think it was being sold with his green hillclimb car. I did get a few pictures of it though. 

 

 

 

 

If you're worried about gearbox strength I would contact Bill Richards and ask what he's running in his 190bhp KAD engined Clubman. 

[Jon937]

Quaife sell a type 9 sequential box that if the bell housing is modified says it will fit the minor a series.

[nicklouse]

Hey I dont want to start any arguments I just wanted to no were I saw the 6 speed box or if I had dreamt it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You did not dream it. It was one of them and that metro that got me to go to University.

So that is back in 96/97 that one was first being developed and I was after one. Not for the strength but for the closer ratios.

[Spider]

 

 

Yes sorry it is harris motor sport I saw            not swiftune!!!!!!!!!

 

Ive found the pics now.

So you have one do you have you had it in a car yet!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Sadly I didn't get it, I think it was being sold with his green hillclimb car. I did get a few pictures of it though. 

 

 

 

 

If you're worried about gearbox strength I would contact Bill Richards and ask what he's running in his 190bhp KAD engined Clubman. 

 

 

Many thanks Tuppers for finding and posting up these photos.

 

I 'doff my hat to the guy(s) who did this conversion, while I have heard of a few of them, I've never seen one. I sincerely respect the planing, design, blood, sweat & tears that have gone in to this. I would have little doubts that it would withstand 190 ponies on a continuous basis.

 

Cool, really cool.

 

A good mate of mine did a 6 speed conversion, with a sequential shifter a while back, while he got it to the 99.95% completed point, he got cheesed off with the whole mini scene and so it was never fitted to a car.

[matty...]

This is the one I've built, it's now in the car, ready for its shakedown run....when I finish building the car!



Video is a bit rubbish, I did have one of it shifting on the electronic button, but that seems to have disappeared now.

http://s245.photobuc...bb5fd7.mp4.html

Edited by matty..., 20 September 2015 - 02:49 PM.

[Spider]

Wholly Cow!!  That's a shed load of work there, very nice Matty, very nice indeed!

 

Looking forward to hearing and seeing your fitted results mate

 

That is real nice!

[Mini Manannán]

What the...?  How the...?  So...  you can have a flappy-paddle gearbox?  In a mini?!  Holy kahoonas Matty, total respect! 

[matty...]

You can have a flappy paddle with one of these shifters. But I quite like having a stick shift so I bust a shifter that is electro mechanical, I'll no doubt fit some buttons on the steering wheel at some point so I've got the option of both, if it all holds together that is! Lol

[nicklouse]

When can I order one?

[Mini Manannán]

When can I order one?

 

Me too?!

[Jon937]

Looks amazing how did you build the selector shaft?
Would you produce any to sell?

[matty...]

The selector drum is the standard bike one, but modified slightly. It has a needle roller bearing carrier on the drop gear end and a bronze bush in the centre web, you can see the two oilers on the top. It is quite a complex setup. I will dig some pictures out, if you are interested?

With regards to making them to sell, I think it is quite unlikely due to the amount of time/parts that need machining up. To make it viable a new gearbox casting and transfer housing would really be needed, as these are both heavily modified to suit.

[Mini Manannán]

Shame. I'll be interested to see it in action though.  What bike gearbox is it you've used?

[MIGLIACARS]

cool looks soooo good.

is it a six speed!!

 

what kinda power are u going to run through it and for what application!!

road rally race etc.

looks like u are bmw power there!!!!!!

 

if it all goes to plan would you start making them!!!