missing kickdown linkage

Thanks for the replies! yea when i put it into drive, you feel it shift really firm. the whole car shakes but from drive to the other gears you dont feel much. The man i bought it from said he drove it for months with not throttle pressure linkage and i was under the impression the trans would be toast by now.

You wouldn't feel much changing gears sitting still, but you should feel it chage gears if it's a manual valve body.
It could be driven for monthes without the TP hooked up if you drove it real easy.