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Originally Posted by PeteVS
Were all the side shift transmissions equipped with the later synchros? I put my top shifter together with later synchros but the earlier 2nd gear fork. (The previous owner of the fork must have ground it out to fit over the sleeve but the fork was 1/4" shy of engaging 2nd.)
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The '39 style synchronizer used a 3 inch shift fork. The earlier shift forks were 2 7/8 in, I believe. Yes, you could grind the smaller shift fork to fit. The correct thing to do is get the 3 in shift fork.