Transmission!!???!!! HELP!!!

The trick is timing a downshift into 1st gear. With a synchro trans, you can shift from one gear to another pretty much as you please. The first gear on an A-903 (which can be ID'ed with a flat bolt-on top plate) must be coordinated between ground speed, gear speed, and engine speed. Double clutching on your downshifts will help, as well as performing this at lower speeds. It's a trial-and-error thing but even though I can do it, it's the reason I'm going to swap out my 903 for a 230 and figure out the linkages to get it to work with my column shift. Non-synchro is a PITA in my opinion.