[Aussie Mike]

I'm in Sydenham out near Calder Park Raceway.

I leave the gate assembly under the shifter. It's esential as it has all the detents to keep the box in gear. The reverse lockout solenoid sneaks in beside it.

CAGS is "Computer Aided Gear Selection" In the early days boxes had a feature where the ECU could pop a solenoid into the gate that I believe would help you on the 4-5 or 5-4 shift. It locked in an extra gate that wouldn't let you push across too far and grab 2nd by mistake on the down shift. It was only used for a couple of years on the Corvette and I think most people tried to disable it because it was anoying. It wouldn't let you snap it into 3rd from 5th.

I get arround the problem of getting lost in the 6 gears with carefull shimming of the springs in the shifter. I use a bit more pressure than normal and set it so the shifter sits naturally above the 3-4 gate. This makes it very easy to navigate through the gears and the 2-3 shift just pops across as you push the shifter forward.

The boss for the CAGS solenoid is still there in the casting but usually un machined. I strip the box completely and machine the boss into the casing in the mill . Early boxes are easier as there is usually a threaded bung in the CAGS hole and you can just unscrew it.

Cheers