I've probably told this story here before but there are likely forum members who didn't read that. I bought my '60 BN7 in Virginia and drove it back to near Jacksonville, FL, struggling the whole drive trying to find the right gear. Worst drive of my life. Since the petro gauge wasn't accurate, I made a lot of unneeded stops along the interstates on the way. Accelerating back up to speed was the worst problem, going from 4th gear to 5th often got 3rd. Adding to the joy was that I didn't know how to operate the heater system, which was probably valved off, this in January. Once home I considered getting a new gear box, took the car to a foreign car specialist who charged me about $160 to install the small nylon boot on the bottom shift lever ball, and left the problem unsolved. Ultimately, I joined the Toyota truck owner's Web site, jumped over to the oft-referenced sites offering wares for rock-climbing vehicles--Toyota gear boxes are used on a lot of those vehicles--and learned that you could buy especially durable bushings that accept the larger ball on the shift lever. I examined my tranny and found there wasn't a trace of that piece. I went to the local Toyota dealership and paid $13.66 for part no. 33505-35020, described as seat sub-assy, SH 120-G, $12.76 before taxes. The result was a flawless gear box but possibly one from a pickup truck. I soon bought the 3.5 differential gears from SC Parts, had those professionally installed in a donor differential, and then watched/helped as the unit went into the car in a St. Johns Austin Healey Club tech session. I now enjoy perfect shifting, zero transmission noise, and five close ratio synched gears. Serendipity! For the record, I know nothing about these cars that Steve G doesn't already know.