Problem Shifting Into 3rd Gear (Shifter Assembly) Options

[HardHead93]

When I was at my track day yesterday I was sometimes having problems shifting into 3rd gear under high rpm. It was weird, the shift felt soft when I pushed it into 3rd almost like if I pushed any harder my fist would go through the console. I knew it couldn't be a tranny thing, it had to be something with the shifter so I pulled the center console and started playing with it. I noticed whenever I put it into 3rd the hard plastic shifter assembly flexed a little. Does anyone have a fix for this? I know some people switch to a metal assembly but I do not know if that is an option for our cars. It is really annoying to not know if you have the car in gear before you let out the clutch.

[HardHead93]

After taking a closer look at the base and looking at some other threads, it looks like the shifter base bushings are shot. They are the rubber ones that are original to the car. I think this last track day with the intense shifting did them in. I did not start having the problem with shifting until the end of the track day which leads me to believe they gave out sometime on one of my runs. This 6gc thread matches exactly what is going on with me:
http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=88097

I plan to do aluminum bushings on the base and the shifter cables. It sounds like that makes the shifting very precise. Also, "since I am in there," I plan to install a short shifter.