It does take a little effort to move the shifter between gears, but I thought that was normal. It's the only 700R4 I've owned. Will certainly take a careful look at the areas you mentioned for the internal shift-linkage.
It doesn't kickdown, but I assumed that was due to the kickdown cable not...
Yeah, I bought it this way, but I couldn’t see the notch until I dropped the front driveshaft. I thought it just needed a new pan gasket before that. It leaks too much.
I’m thinking a new pan could be beaten upwards to mate with the notched trans body. Hoping there’s enough clearance for that...
My '72 FJ40 has a 350/700R4 swap with Advanced Adapters parts. The trans pan was notched to make room for the front U joint, but it was notched too much and it leaks. I'm not sure how to solve this. AA discusses this in their instructions: 3. Toyota L/C Twin Sticks & Front Drive Shaft Kits -...