68 GT convertible project

I did some grinding on the bracket to take a little height off of it. I think it's ready to weld up the sides and tack it in place. After looking at things further, I think it's possible to use an unmodified top plate. The shifter gets close to the side of the bracket I made but it would still fit. I'd still have to add a slot for the reverse lockout lever. I'd also have to put at least a 1/2" spacer between the existing lever and the new one so it comes through the console in that center groove. I don't think the shift indicator would work though. At least it would look more stock and I wouldn't have to heavily modify the top plate.

Hey, Martin...did you get a new top plate for your build or was yours nice enough to reuse? I think I need to find another unmodified top plate and see if I can get that to work.