hello... I am looking for opinions on a shifting problem I have been having with my '70 'cuda. The rods appear to be installed and aligned correctly. With the car at rest, it appears I can reach all gears and reverse. However, while in motion going from 1st to 2nd is a problem. I can only get into 2nd gear intermittently and most of the time it won't go in. I can however, go from 1st to 3rd or 4th, then back into 2nd. I can also start out in 2nd.

- The fluid is non-synthetic valvoline (or other) 80-90w.
- The shifter was rebuilt by me with new internal parts and appears to be working well.
- I also replaced the 1-2 operating lever because it had some play.

I bought the car with the trans problem. My initial thoughts were a rod alignment, but after a closer look, I decided to rebuild the shifter. And while that made a big improvement, it didn't cure the 2nd gear problem.

I have not pulled the sidecover, but at this point, I'm thinking 1-2 shifter fork????
Any thoughts would be very much appreciated, I'd like to drive this thing .
Thank you - Jerry