Will GM 200r4 work with factory floor shift location?

It took about 3 hrs but I managed to remove the tranny. Didn't know about the one bolt above the starter that comes in from the front. Couldn't figure out why I couldn't separate the tranny from the block!!!

Tomorrow I cut off the torque shaft and weld my new torque shaft in place (see previous pics). I'll weld in the 1/8 plates between the tranny cross member and the trans tunnel for reinforcement, Will show pics tomorrow. Then I'll trim the trans cross member to clear the 2004R tranny housing and maybe install the lower rod end (if there's room). I'll install the TCI crank spacer/adapter and then put the new flex plate onto the crank adapter. Next will come the adapter plate on the back of the motor. Looks like I'll have to massage ( hammer and bend) the sheet metal lip (where the forward part of the trans tunnel meets the firewall). I ran into a lot of trouble getting to the upper bolts because the lip gets in the way of the socket/extension and since the TCI adapter is 1/4" thick I will have even less room for wrenches and sockets between the trans bolts and the firewall/ trans tunnel. I'll have to rent a transmission jack because we had a lot of trouble removing the tranny on the rack, mostly because of the 2 1/2" exhaust. For those who have never removed a Mopar tranny on a car lift, you'll need to remove the starter to remove the trans inspection plate so you can get to the torque converter bolts. And don't forget the pivot shaft that sticks out of the tranny just below the driver's right foot. I hadn't ever removed a tranny from a Mopar and didn't realize that the pivot shaft (for the carb/trans linkage) sticks out about 3 1/2" which made it impossible to get the tranny past the exhaust pipes. As it turns out I had to also remove the brace that connects the motor to the bell housing to get the starter all the way out. When they installed the 2 1/2" exhaust they made it almost impossible for me to drop the tranny. The tranny bell housing wouldn't quite fit between the pipes, but with a little work and a lot of prying I got it out. My pipes have a cross tube so you can't spread them and I didn't want to unbolt them off the manifolds.

PS - It's a real shame that I'm removing a very low mileage (2500 miles) 904. This tranny shifted so good and worked perfectly. Hopefully I can find it a new home for it since I'll also have all the shift linkage (from tranny to carb) in tact. I'll keep it for a few weeks just to make sure the 2004R is happy in the Barracuda.

MORE TOMORROW!!!!
Treblig