I just bought a close ratio GTS gearbox 
The actual gearbox casing is in better shape than the one on my car and while it looks like it might need some of the synchros replaced, those are the same as on any other 70s Mini gearbox. I asked a friend to inspect it for me and I'm going to ask a Mini expert to have a look at it and tell me what needs to be replaced and what is good to do to it before fitting.
In other news, it looks like both metal bending companies I checked with can't make the brackets. I will at least get them laser cut and then I suppose I can use a bit of heat and try and bend them into the correct shape.
Oh and my second eBay workshop manual arrived. So now I've got Haynes, Intereurope and Autodata manuals for this car. I've seen that they each explain different things with slightly different levels of detail. Hopefully, by using all 3, I'll have enough information to tackle the different jobs.
The actual gearbox casing is in better shape than the one on my car and while it looks like it might need some of the synchros replaced, those are the same as on any other 70s Mini gearbox. I asked a friend to inspect it for me and I'm going to ask a Mini expert to have a look at it and tell me what needs to be replaced and what is good to do to it before fitting. In other news, it looks like both metal bending companies I checked with can't make the brackets. I will at least get them laser cut and then I suppose I can use a bit of heat and try and bend them into the correct shape.
Oh and my second eBay workshop manual arrived. So now I've got Haynes, Intereurope and Autodata manuals for this car. I've seen that they each explain different things with slightly different levels of detail. Hopefully, by using all 3, I'll have enough information to tackle the different jobs.
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