After getting the car home I set about rectifying some of the immediate concerns. 

1) Falling our of 2nd.   Thanks to the wealth of info on this site I was able to fix simply by torquing the gearbox output shaft nut.  Problem solved

2) Upholstery.  Before selling the 74 I swapped the rear seats.  I had put new foams and Aardvark covers in the 74.   I also scavenged the rear seat belts.   For the front seats I put new foam in the bottom with heated seat elemets.  I was able to sew in a patch of blue vinyl on the inside of the cover.  You can see  blue thread stitch lines but its passable and comfy

3) Trim.  I had saved some good trim pieces from the red tii that were ok but not concourse.  I swapped any belt trim for which I had better pieces without dings. 

4) blower fan.  Fortunately I just had to buy a new motor.   The electrical and switches and relays were all ok.  

With all these adjustments the car is feeling better and better