Blasted and powder coated base. New mounting bushings. Short throw shifter is assembled but has not been installed. $150 obo. Will ship at buyers expense. Going a different route and no longer need it.
Ill be 50 in September. New to DSMs. I have always messed with V8 muscle cars and trucks. Ran across this site while looking for parts for my daughters first car. Saw the kind of power many of you were getting out of this platform for a fraction of the cost of what I'm used to with muscle cars...
If you have metal in the oil, all the oil feed areas are going to have to be flushed out ( block, head, turbo, etc.). Your oil pump should be inspected/replaced. If you don’t clean all the oil passages out you run the risk of premature bearing, pump, cam, and lifter failure.
98 RS is a nonturbo car and should have a external solenoid pack on the side of the transmission near the radiator. The link you posted is for solenoids to a turbo car which is a completely different transmission. See this link...