Will GM 200r4 work with factory floor shift location?

Here's a good example of what I'm talking about when it comes to welding a new bell crank lever to the factory torque rod. I found a short piece of hollow tube 1/2" ID and drilled a hole in the upper part of the new bell crank lever. The factory torque rod is 1/2" OD so this tube slides over the torque rod (snug fit). I drilled a hole in the lever just big enough for the tube to fit snug and welded it in place. Now when I install the new lever on factory torque rod I can weld it easily on the upper and lower edge of the tube. The factory welded the original lever in the spot where it says "Not here", that would be fine if it was on the bench unfortunately I'm in a tunnel under a car and to get a good weld in that area would be more difficult than welding a tube to the torque rod. I don't want the new lever to separate from the torque rod any time in the future so I want a very solid weld all the way around the ends of the tube. The piece of 1/2" shaft you see in the pic represents the torque rod in my barracuda.

PS - Yes, that is a "split" spacer/sleeve out a shock absorber!!! It worked perfectly!!

treblig