[Pete Munroe]

JL1924 and Mike Forte,

I just checked the reference site JL mentioned and the shifter would come out 2.75 inches further forward, very significant.

19.5 - 16.75 = 2.75 duh...if the reference points are correct !

That would be worth the trouble...lots of little stuff to do, remove the seats, tunnel, cut and shape a patch, rerivet a section of the tunnel to accept the patch for the new shifter hole, etc, etc.

No one said it would be painless!!!

BUTTT...if you drop some retaining pin or whatever on the linkage into the the trans and can't fish it out with a magnet...remove the transmission!!!! That I have done three times... due to a leaking, early series, hydraulic throwout bearing...( the latest McLeod t/o bearing are excellent...another story! ).

Mike...!!!... if you are watching this thread, did we get the reference points correct...mainly, is the new shifter location 2.75 inches ahead of the stock rear position?]

Also, is there a BULLET-PROOF way to get the linkage installed and securein the car so that the little "drift-pins, ball-retainers or whatever" on the linkage do not fall into the trans guts?

Thanks for eveyones input.

Pete