17-07-2019, 01:53 PM
I didn't really look at the system whilst working on the car.
When I first saw it, the gear lever was a standard 4 speed, cranked back to suit the raked steering.
I don't think Chris had changed it from anything else.
The handbrake is worked by a lever on the offside, outside the bodywork, and connected by a short Bowden cable to the normal braking system.
I drove the car before the add-ons were removed, I do not think there were any extra servo's, it was just person power as Austin intended.
Just for interest, my Dad converted an early Mini automatic for someone who had lost both arms as a pilot during the War.
It was fun driving that around with arms folded!
When I first saw it, the gear lever was a standard 4 speed, cranked back to suit the raked steering.
I don't think Chris had changed it from anything else.
The handbrake is worked by a lever on the offside, outside the bodywork, and connected by a short Bowden cable to the normal braking system.
I drove the car before the add-ons were removed, I do not think there were any extra servo's, it was just person power as Austin intended.
Just for interest, my Dad converted an early Mini automatic for someone who had lost both arms as a pilot during the War.
It was fun driving that around with arms folded!