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[longtimenomini]

Bung in the big bobbins on the b reg

Gear change refresh .....

[longtimenomini]

Right ... which led to needing to replace front linkage bush ...

[longtimenomini]

So , I do this to all my minis / metros . (Along with other tips/ tricks and design changes ... more to come) I use the longer mini moke KAD quickshift gear-lever . This brings the gear lever/ knob close to steering wheel ( a la touring car) it also eliminates the reach to get into 1st and 4th.

Much nicer / more comfortable and shorter movement to boot !

Have done a few now so can fully fit and reassemble in an hour.

Have gone for the black edition - less chrome ( suited more to 80’s metro)

Before





During



Note length difference



After



And the cherry .... had a bespoke insert made to match the original gear knob pattern / design







This was insert that came with kit



Oh, and a PS... don’t drop the gear knob while fitting , it will scratch it 🤦

[Maccmike8]

Very interesting and great work.

Edited by Maccmike8, 23 April 2021 - 07:12 PM.

[Steam]

Very nice survivor.
In the early 80s the driving school I did my test with switched from mins to metros a week before my test.
I hated them, passed the test though and could not wait to get home and drive my mini van.

[Ethel]

Didn't know they did a Moke specific stick, nice idea & the extra leverage will help too.

 

I also reckon the ride height is ok, Mini tread ain't gonna fill the arches quite as much.

[longtimenomini]

64.1 mpg ..... yeah not how I drive !

[longtimenomini]

Well It’s taken me several days ... of walking away from the job of replacing bearing / bush in front antiroll bar.

1st bearing bush was relatively easy
second One has tested my patience - could I get all the holes to line up on brackets/ subframe .?????!!! Got one bolt in then the other wouldn’t line up , started with different bolt ... then the other wouldn’t line up !

I won the war .... but the car certainly won the battles

[longtimenomini]

So after wrestling under car for last week ... wanted an easy ( unoily) job










OE wiring was permanent live , so when I sort out stereo I will change it then.

[Ethel]

Just noticed the guard around the light switch. Don't recall that on any of my Metties, has someone added it or is it a revision from the factory? Guess it's to stop you accidently switching the lights o0n when extricating yourself over those giant sills

[Ace Alex]

Good progress. Still got that clunking noise on full lock now bushes are replaced?

[longtimenomini]

Just noticed the guard around the light switch. Don't recall that on any of my Metties, has someone added it or is it a revision from the factory? Guess it's to stop you accidently switching the lights o0n when extricating yourself over those giant sills

Didn’t have one on my 82 vp either... maybe was a later addition ? , mine is last year of Mk1

[longtimenomini]

Good progress. Still got that clunking noise on full lock now bushes are replaced?

Think so , not been out in it , but no noise shimmying cars around driveway

[longtimenomini]

When I fitted gear lever Bobbins I wasn’t happy with the newer ones .... they were a few mm taller than old ones and much softer which translated into even more movement on gear shift particularly laterally , so bought poly ones / same height as old ones and much stiffer / tighter / dialling out looseness both in and out of gears ( stationary at least).

I’ve attempted replacing front front stabiliser bush but abandoned that for now after realising I wasn’t going to be a quick job ( are they ever?)

Once that’s fitted it be really tight gear change

[longtimenomini]

Old school .... will they work ? ...... will they fit?.... will anybody care?




Wheel saga .... now have 3 👍🏻.... one to go



Nope they are not wide enough - yet



998 HLE ... only 10 ‘on road’


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