YAY! The Red Rocket is back!

The TSB work on my pony is done as of yesterday. And it's a really big difference! The gear shift slides into place now and there is no grind or rub at all, just a single click as it goes through the gate. It definitely feels more solid and more precise.

The kit for the TSB is, according to the service manager, a lot more than "just a synchro kit". He said that at one point he went into the shop and saw the tranny on the stand. Basically the only part left on it was the main shaft. He claims the kit included a ton of new parts including: some new gears, new synchros, new heavier forks, new "clutches" (?) and all the seals/gaskets and some other parts I didn't recognize the names of. It took their head tech a full day to rebuild it. Not including pulling out and replacing the transmission in the car. It's apparently only the second one they've done.
He said that except for the main shaft and the housing it could be considered a new transmission. He showed me their paperwork and the total DEALER cost was north of $1400. So I figure it would've been between $1800 and $2000 if I had to pay for it.

Although I was pissed that it took so long -- especially that my car sat mostly untouched for a week -- I'm pretty satisfied now.