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Super quick question!
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 3:10 pm
by Bitsilly
Could someone tell me how long the straight magic wand gearstick is inside the car, i.e. from the bottom of the gear knob to where it meets the floor?
Or a bent wand from the bend below the gear knob to the floor, if that helps!
Cheers
Re: Super quick question!
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 11:18 am
by Bitsilly
No one?
Pweeese?
Re: Super quick question!
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:02 pm
by mab01uk
A couple of photos of the straight gear stick from the 1959 Mini Register that might help.
Hopefully someone will come along with an exact dimensions soon.
Cranked gear stick

Re: Super quick question!
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:42 pm
by Bitsilly
Thanks matey, and fingers crossed!
Re: Super quick question!
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 10:59 pm
by timmy201
Here you go. I asked a similar question because I thought mine was a bit low.
http://mk1-forum.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=28164
Re: Super quick question!
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:33 am
by Bitsilly
Actually that is very useful.
However I still need the length of the protrusion.
Cheers
Re: Super quick question!
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:10 pm
by Peter Laidler
In the absence of the absolute dead right answer, couldn't you scale the length of the lever up from the photo, using a known datum shown, like the width of the switch panel or width of the heel pad or....... you get my drift! It's fairly accurate. Certainly as accurate as BMC bodywork and trim is!
Re: Super quick question!
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 1:19 pm
by Bitsilly
I'm afraid it's looking like I will have to.
But if this is not the place to reach people who have mk1 Mini's I don't know where is!
Re: Super quick question!
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:07 pm
by GraemeC
Maybe make the topic title a bit more relevant so people with a magic wand don’t scroll past it so quickly?
Re: Super quick question!
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:52 pm
by davidmuir
Hi,
My cranked gearstick is approx. 17" up to 80 degree bend then 2" to bottom of threads
Re: Super quick question!
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 7:48 pm
by Bitsilly
OMG thanks!
I almost feel bad about you losing the Rugby!
Many thanks
Irish Ed
ps We beat you in the Rugby!!
Re: Super quick question!
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 8:18 pm
by timmy201
Sorry I obviously didn’t read the question properly and thought you wanted the height above the carpet. I can measure the length of it later today
Re: Super quick question!
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:18 pm
by Bitsilly
No worries,
the more detail the better, but I think I now have it sussed.
Thanks all.