Will GM 200r4 work with factory floor shift location?

I started out today (the day after Christmas) to do a simple thing. I wanted to cut off the portion of the inspection pan that will stick out after I had removed one of the tranny housing ears. It started out pretty simple but when the inspection pan wouldn't fit between the TCI flex plate and the TCI adapter (see previous pics) I had to make a few modifications. In the pics you can see the inspection pan whittled down with tabs welded on. I installed it on the trans and adapter. Now after an hour or so of work I can finally remove the part of the inspection pan that is sticking out (see last pic). In one of the pics you can see a blue magic marker pointing out the contour I put on the pan to clear the ring gear and add strength. In the last pic you can see the part of the pan I need to remove now that everything fits properly. If you'll remember I had to cut off part of the tranny housing ear so my exhaust would clear unfortunately it caused the inspection pan to hang out in the wind (interfering with my exhaust).


PS - before I remove the piece of inspection pan I will weld in a vertical piece so that the pan doesn't twist out of shape when I cut off the end (part sticking out).

Treblig