Will GM 200r4 work with factory floor shift location?

I'm thinking to use a cable on the stock shifter, all of the OEM linkage would be eliminated. A cable can be any length and routed about any way as long as you maintain radius in turns to get free operation. I prefer rigid linkage when ever possible. I'm thinking the shifter itself would be extended straight down through a new opening made in the floor. Down there is where the head scratching fabrication begins. I'm prone to utilize those materials previously removed too.