Okay Matthew,
One more freebie, but then......................................

Checked ebay, TKO (rated up to 450#) $1375.00 + $100.00 shipping. Probably as good a price as out there, legally, for a new trans. Not sure, but you might have to get a bellhousing to make it work. Might be worth an email to find out. If it needs a housing and some other little gizmos (technical term, Richard can translate, he knows all that stuff) that may be where Forte comes up to $2k and be competitive. Pretty much typical pricing.