New to me 914-6, 1970 all stock, 1st to second grind,,,,,,, Options

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1970 914-6 all stock, maybe a short shift kit?

All, I have been quietly looking for a 9146 in original condition, this one came up within this forum and the owner and I came together, bought it in the summer, it has 90k miles, 4 owners (I am the forth). Interestingly the original owner lived in a condo on Grant Ave in Redondo Beach, at the time I lived in a house 3 blocks away on Belmont......weird. it now lives with me in Boston.

The car is great, once it is warmed up it drives well, however, the warmup sequence does not work as designed, I have found a porsche carb guy who will be rebuilding the carbs this spring. Here is the complete list of things I will be attacking this winter.

1. Shift and Grind - the throw from 1st to second grinds. I can keep this from happening by going from 1st to neutral and the move the shifter a bit towards 3rd and then into second. Doing this there is no grinding. from first to second, no matter how gentle, there is that sound we all know and hate........I rebuilt our 74 2L trans (Thank you Dr. Evil) and it is a wonderful shifter. With this one it may be the short shift kit or perhaps bushings (they all look great)........the shift linkage is the original config from 1970. Since this transmission is different than the 4cyl, 2L any guidance is appreciated.

2. Oil leaks, seeping is normal, I will be replacing all of the most leaky gaskets - any pointers as to what to look for?

4. Engine Drop and Tin paint - will drop the engine for the oil leaks as well as clean the engine bay. going to have the engine tin repainted, perhaps the car color? Or all original boring black.

4. Anything Else? - I will be going through the typical check list cables, brakes, adjustments, etc. Anything I should focus on particular to the 9146?