Shift Kit

Don't ask, you'll start another fluid preference discussion a mile long. :-)

I use type F, but literally any fluid will work just fine.
I recently made a joke about using recycled french fry oil and they would still work fine. (And they probably would)

Royal purple is a wast of money in my oppinion, but it's fine too.

As far as the slotted VB plate, I seem to remember that you leave the slotted area the way it is, but Tracey may have more current info.

I am doing this by memory for the most part, and have been out of it profesionally for a few decades.
I used to be an Ammco service manager/trans builder in a six bay shop in Cal in another life.
My specialty was stick shifts and BMW, Mercedes and Volvo automatics.
Drawn towards the more complicated stuff I guess.
The other guys did most of the standard american stuff.

Ah, he answered before I got done typing.