Cant get into first gear?, Transmision not going into first i think? Options

[brandomc]

Hey everyone, i just got a used engine swaped into my car since the original one was blown up when i bought the car. I was going to take it for a test drive yesterday afternoon, but when i tried taking off out of my driveway and up my hill, the car would stall. After several tries i figured that what i thought was first gear was probably 3rd. I checked most of my linkage pieces as i was putting the car back together, and they seemed to be tight. Now im getting scared! What could be the problem? Did 914's come with 4 speed transmissions? Mine is supposed to be a 5 speed. It is a 72 1.7. I have never been able to figure out exactly what my transmission is. It looks different from the side and tail shift transmissions that i have seen, but i think it is a tail shift. Transmission geniuses please help!!! Here are some pics of the linkage at the back of the trany. Is anything missing or out of place?

[rick 918-S]

There is a pinch clamp in the tunnel. There is an access hole to get to the bolt for the pinch clamp next to the driverside seat belt receiver.

If you can disconnect the shift rod from the transaxle and manually shift the car into first gear then you need to either adjust the shift rod right to left (you can do this by loosening clamp bolt and rotating the shift rod) or repair an overly worn dog foot and or the receiver.

[brandomc]

There is a pinch clamp in the tunnel. There is an access hole to get to the bolt for the pinch clamp next to the driverside seat belt receiver.

If you can disconnect the shift rod from the transaxle and manually shift the car into first gear then you need to either adjust the shift rod right to left (you can do this by loosening clamp bolt and rotating the shift rod) or repair an overly worn dog foot and or the receiver.

Thanks, great info. Is there a blueprint for the dogfoot that i could find to check my measurements against?