Got my wires crossed on the linkage plate, i was thinking of something else. There's one for sale near me anyway so i'm going to buy it and see how different it is.
Got my hands on the gearbox today, the linkage is very different but we'll have to wait and see if anything can be done. I dont have any pictures of my original gearbox unfortunately. PS the workshop in the background is where it was picked up, not where my car is!