First gear has returned!!! Along with a new tranny

[jfw834]

from this thread...

no more first gear...WTF happened?

Well guys, thought I would conclude my horrible episode to let you know that my tranny rebuild is done and the car is back on the road.

I saved the first gear so I could get a good look at those chewed up dog-teeth. I ended up having them re-do 1st-4th gear. Shifts nice and tight....hopefully it will become a bit smoother in a couple weeks.

So NOW the car should be good. I still have this incredible paranoia feeling everytime I move the gear selector! Hopefully that will go away with time.

Got to run it up nice and hot today, redlined it onto the 105 freeway......DAMN I love that feeling!!! The thing I like most about my car is how tight the thing is. Targa top is tight like a drum and even though the car is lowered a lot, the suspension feels great.

anyways, thanks for all the support guys!! I hope to do a weekend run soon and meet some of you guys. Cheers!
-Jeff