Blake sorry to have read your tale of ownership to date. The shift lever issue is one I've experienced he knob doesn't screw on directly but is attached with a couple of grub screw, if you split the knob into two (it unscrews) you'll see what I mean. Do this on a table as you might lose he grub screws. This is a standard morgan shift knob, I've changed mine for MX5 after market gear knob.
