We set up an A-833 four-speed on a stand and worked out the linkage bugs before installing the tranny. Our new parts list was limited to a pack of clips and shift rod bushings from Year One.

It also lets you pick your own bushings if you don't want to add ... and a short part under the ball that is hooked to the ...

If it was an auto-shift model to begin, that pile of antiquated Powerglide rods and bushings left over from the swap won’t do you much good—nor would any of the remaining manual trans linkage.

It’s a “BMW modular” transmission modified for this engine, using its own gearset, shaft, shift linkage, and bushings to deliver what a company spokesperson calls “a classic BMW feel.” ...