5MT Tranny Swap

[SubyLuver]

Ok I am trying to gather all of the parts needed for this project. I am using Huck's How-to so I am trying to find parts that fit those descriptions. I do have some questions however to ensure I dont end up with a bunch of unusable transmissions.
I am trying to find 92 Legacy transmission, I believe this is the clutch cable type... (if not direct me to a year that is) I was wondering what I should watch out for when getting a tranny(bad synchros or anything), since I am picking through junkyards. How do I tell if I have the component drive-shaft?
As the fabrication stuff goes I dont know of anybody around me that can do it. I know the smallcar stuff is junk so is there any other "kits" out there that work better? Any other comments or suggestions would be nice. Dont worry I am not doing the labor myself, I am having a local SUBARU only shop do it.