How do you fix this?

Those are straight rods on the 1-2 and 3-4 shifter forks. I would just box and reinforce everything and keep the rest the way it is.


Clearance what is needed for proper alignment. Those straight rods should make for better shifting.

That would be great, but I need to raise the rear of the transmission a bit to get it to align with the drive shaft correctly, to raise it, I'd need to cut out more of the floor support.

This is what I am leaning to doing. Thinking of cutting out from the top, raising the trans to align, mounting it up and then get it boxed in by someone with the right tools and skills. (I do not even own a welder.)