I stripped my Mini's bottom to take a peek. We made some progress in installing the CoolerWorx long shifter.

still WIP ; Mini is indecent


For a while I was wondering were the reverse gear is.

 

So it turns out indeed I didn't find the reverse gear until the next day. All the mechanical installation is done now. I am deferring the cosmetic part of the installation until I am absolutely sure it is truly an "upgrade". More details on my installation in my R53 street car named Desire is here that I want to keep in my thread.

 

The Mini has gone to the track many times now this season sporting the "long shiftter". It is all good. So good that I can never go back to the stock shifter. For Gen 1 modifying the floor console took the most time to make it look factory.

it seems only yesterday that Mini dreamed of this







here is a track action video where you can see the shorter reach; I really like the added traction by the knurling surface on the shift ****; I am glad that I was given no choice but the black shift ****

I should mention that I have not needing to adjust the set screws on the shifter once I get them set properly at the end of the installation. Driving on the track definitely put the shifter as well as my installation to the test.