Keisler 5-speed conversion on Early A-body: Install has begun

fstfish66 said
dave nice pic thanks,, i have not contacted tremec yet,, but i did talk with them last year on the power tour,,,

im guessing the area of concern is the plate that surrounds the shifter and the first big square plate forward of the shifter,, what shifter are you using? cant wait to see your shifter thru the floor to see if its ok in the middle of the tunnel verses off to the side like factory,,

Neither one of those areas should be a concern if you cut out the hoop of the rear crossmember. In the picture below You would just cut out the middle section that is left between the two holes. The rear crossmember hoop is just below this. It will take some doing but I think it would work fine. Your floor hump would be a little wider in front of the shifter.

It looks great though the middle. The Shifter rod is bent over towards the driver's side and feels very comfortable. Very short throw level too.