Hi Carnuck, I'm on the other side of the country in Fincastle, Virginia near Roanoke.
Definitely not looking forward to pulling this trans out, I was really hoping it could use the existing one for at least the first winter to give me time to find the five speed and all the conversion parts.
I've got a friend that kills cars for a living so I give him a parts list and he'll let me know if he gets anything in that I wanted. He can help with longer term needs, but it usually takes a while. Unfortunately now I will need to get the parts sooner than later.
Do you know of any parts for this conversion available?