[rdorman]

David, you are the man so here goes..............

I am not happy with the way the toploader shifts. Here are some items.

What is the best shifter for nice smooth/fast shifting. Think road race. Some times now when I really go for the gears fast, I miss them. The current shifter has a kit from Unique that mounts the shifter forward on the transmission so that the shifter handle comes up straight instead of the bent forward type shifter. Are you familiar with this? Can you see this as being a performance issue?

Centerforce clutch. The travel seems excessive to disengage. 3/4 slave, 3/4 master. Peddle effort seems about right. How should I adjust for the throw out bearing and how much for release? I want to put a travel stop in but need to get it adjusted correctly first.

Fluid recomendation?

Down shifting to first from second required double clutching, or a lot of patience. No noise or other drama, just time. Thoughts?

I no idea if the bellhousing and transmission where perfect aligned or just bolted together. Is this something I should look at? How would I begin?

If you could give me a 'grocery' list of items to go through, that would be GREAT!

Thanks
Rick