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[eratic]

Hey what type of gearbox is this please? the engine is a 850cc but i dont know what the gearbox is can you tell by the picture?

[The Matt]

Remote change type casing.

[eratic]

gutted how can i tell what type of gearbox my mini should be taking? Its an early 70s mark 3 mini

[The Matt]

Well, it depends on the year, but basically, have a look under the car.

If there's a long alloy casing that leads back from the rear end of the gearbox to the gearlever under the car, it's a remote type. If there are two rods, it's a rod type.

I thought we covered this the other day though? Didn't you post a pic of the subframe, engine and box out of your car and I said it was rod type?

[Guess-Works.com]

That's also off an ado16 (austin 1300) not a mini so the bolts conecting the remote to the gearbox are in a different orientation to the mini.. it still fit but you wont be taking the remote off in a hurry.

[miRon]

nice lookin motor

[dklawson]

An 850 with gold or brass plated hardware?

[eratic]

na we later found out that was an 1100 engine and rod change gearbox but it wasnt out of my mini.. there was a mix up from who i bought it off lol so now we have no subframe and no gearbox/engine... So i dont know what type i need lol

The subframe we had was the two bolt type... We need the four bolt type...

So is there anyway to tell what gearbox type you need with no engine or gearbox in the car? and could i make this engine gearbox fit into an early mark 3 mini and what modifications would it need?

And yea its an 850 with gold/brass plated hardware haha it looks the part just itll be realllllllll slow. but it comes with twin carbs so i could use em on a 1275 maybe?

Edited by eratic, 24 September 2007 - 09:36 PM.

[eratic]

oh and too me this looks like a wandering wand gearbox? but you guys are the ones with more experience... You can see in the link below, But im pretty sure a wandering wand gearbox is too old for my mark 3?

http://www.heritageg...g/gearbox/3.htm

[eratic]

sorry for the triple post this is what the owner of the engine told me when i asked him what sort of gearbox it was?....

"Definately not a remote - comes out 45 degrees from the firewall"

[eratic]

?

[Big_Adam]

sorry for the triple post this is what the owner of the engine told me when i asked him what sort of gearbox it was?....

"Definately not a remote - comes out 45 degrees from the firewall"

Tis a rod box.

[miniboo]

BA defo not a rod box.

looks like a magic wand to me from the diagram and from what i can see of the selector mechanism.

Eratic can you get a pic of the tunnel inside the car. to be honest it sounds more like it is a magic wand gear box. but you can pretty much get anything to fit. coming out 45 deg from the firewall also says magic wand to me.

My car should be a remote box but has been adapted to fit a rod change box.

[dklawson]

Are we still talking about the gearbox shown in the opening photographs... the one sitting below the red and gold engine?

IF we are, that is not a magic wand nor a rod change box. That IS a remote shift gearbox. I can't see the details that GuessWorks saw that indicate that the gearbox uses the MG-1100 (Austin America) sandwich plate... however, the thing sitting under the red and gold engine IS a remote shift box regardless of what the current owner says.
See the images at:
http://www.campfredd...arbox_parts.htm
You'll note that the hole for the magic wand shift lever is not visible. You'll also notice a horizontal rod going left to right just at the bottom, front edge of the picture... that's part of the remote linkage. Lastly, you'll notice there is not the pronounced curved hump in the casting to accommodate the final drive ring gear of the rod change. by the way, the yoke output shafts were typical of magic wand and remote gearboxes.

If we are now talking about a different box altogether... ignore this post.

Edited by dklawson, 25 September 2007 - 02:52 AM.

[miniboo]

no you are right DK.

You should ignore my post though