Paul, if you want to snap off a picture or two, maybe with a ruler in the pictures so that i can measure them up to my ruler pictures, I can tell you if the MCSa gear change lever is the same as the MCa gear change lever.


Looks good CR/PW. I still don't know how I want to have mine engraved...


PS-What is the stick called on an automatic? Shifter sounds wrong, and gear change lever sounds over-done...

 

Tuls - no sweat - Blimey knows all (I'm stalking you guys).
Actually was just looking at Doug's gallery today and saw Stoopid's **** then.

ML - the MCS **** is quite a bit different than the CVT ***** - but I suspect that the internals are the same and the shaft is the same...

Here's a pic

 

Hmm you're right...I guess I never noticed how different they are.

We will make this happen! We ALL deserve a Whalen Jeremy just put the final nail in the coffin for me ordering mine, I can't wait to get it now!

 

Can you get a picture of it without the **** on, so its just the stick?

 

This means I have verrry few mods left. How sad.

 

Thanks, Jeremy... it's already getting comments. As small as it is, it grabs attention as soon as someone peeks into the interior.

I still call it a shifter. After all, I spend a lot of time SHIFTING into sport mode and SHIFTING back into drive. And sometimes I find myself SHIFTING in manual mode.

So... it's still a SHIFTER.

 

Mine is complete! It's on it's way here, but Doug was nice enough to take some pictures so I could see it

 

Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry cool !! In fact, that's a 9.999 on the Cool-o-meter !

I'm glad you added that it was Doug who took that pic. For a minute there, I thought you were the guest star from an episode of Seifeld.

 

Man hands! Haha...

 

 

Hmmm...maybe I'd better start wearing gloves.

 

Love the design!

Say Doug, thats 2 or 3 CVT's that have your **** now, should I be recieving a check in the mail soon for my referal bonus . (Kidding of course)

 

It came today, and after hubby strong-armed the stock **** off the shifter, Snoopy is ready to roll!

Thanks to Jeremy for the help...I was so sure we were going to break something! I wish I had a picture of me with the sunroof open, standing on the seats, heeeeeeeeave-ho!

 

I'm just waiting for one of our local MINI meets where someone has a Whalen I can test fit. I've pulled my auto **** and yep, it works fine without it and the linkage... my buddy with the **** didn't show up at last week's meet...

 

Mine is just a hair loose. I'm thinking some electrical tape around the top of the shifter will snug it up just fine.

 

If that doesn't work, try rubber cement.

Really - it should "shim" it up nicely when dry, and you should still be able to pull it off if needed...

 

So my shift lever is about 0.55" in diameter, and has a slot across the top end running front to rear, and has a groove in it a couple of inches down the shaft - is that similar to the CVT? On Whalen's page, I see something about a plastic locating pin in the **** that lines up with a slot in the lever - is this the slot across the top? Does the manual one run side to side or front to back? Just trying to confirm before I order.

I received my blue w/ red stripe and white stitching Redline boots - they ROCK. Now I MUST have a ****...

 

Blimey, yes, that plastic locating pin is the one that runs across the top of the shift lever. But I don't recall if that pin ran front to back or side to side inside the lever. Want me to go pull it off and find out ? I hope not because that thing's a real b___ to get on and off !

Now, like Mel stated, my know is a hair loose, too. Not vertically, it won't budge up or down. But the **** turns about 20 degrees left and right. Of course, as **** as I am, I'm constantly checking it to make sure the MINI Wings are squared up properly. :impatient

 

wow, I guess I'm really REALLY confused on how this is supposed to work! So my MCSa can have a Whalen ****, but it will rotate around a little ways? Can anyone provide a step-by-step write up for this??? Sorry!

 

Yes, Mr Whalen has engineered a shift know for our MINIs with auto trannies.

When you pulll off your existing ****, you can remove the locking lever with it. You're left with a shift rod with a plastic locking pin at the top. His custom **** fits down over that locking pin and then you push it down and turn it into place.

Mine does turn a little bit but it's not an issue other than aesthetically. It could be fixed by removing it, adding some electrical tape or something to make the fit a little tigher.

 

On the CVT the slot runs like so...



The manuals slot runs left to right, but since our levers dont go low enough to slide into the slot it dosnt matter (thats why we can rotate it, it dosnt 'lock' its rotational position) but if your worried that your will reach the slot (becuase its a MCSa, not a CVT) just have Doug engrave the **** turned 90º, that way the lock lever will line up with the slot facing the correct way.

 

Thanks, Jeremy... I was about to go out and yank off the know and check. NOT !!

Looks like about .55 inches too, just as Blimey said.

Blimey, just imagine a UJ Whalen shift **** on your car. Ohhhhhhhhhhh man... are you okay ? Take a deeeeeeeeeeeeep breath.

 

Luckily Doug asked for a few pictures while I was talking to him before I got mine.

 

Yeah, I thought you had some and posted them in another thread.

Hey, Jeremy, while I have you here...does my new board name make you hungry ? Does it make you think of a sandwich at all ?

 

That looks JUST LIKE mine - except that little black disk thing came off with my stock boot and I didn't put it back on - I'm wondering if you remove it, if that will let your **** go "all the way on"...

Already talking with Doug about my UJ design.
To match my new Redline boots.


Paul