Will GM 200r4 work with factory floor shift location?

Here are the rest of the pics from yesterday. Here you can see that I have welded the rod end bracket onto the upper cross member. To ensure that I had the rod end correctly placed I climbed up into the car (on the rack) and tried shifting the linkage...it worked without any effort so I knew the rod end was not putting a bind on the torque shaft. Then I finished fitting, cutting and checking the lever. If you look close you might see the numerous holes I put the lever so I can pick the amount of "throw" I get when I shift. The bottom flat part of the lever should be parallel to the ground. Because this new lever is longer I used a heavier gauge metal strap to avoid any flexing.
Last pics are of the engine and the TCI flex plate with the crank adapter installed. I had already ran a thread chaser through each bolt hole and cleaned with electroclean to make sure I get a good bonding surface for the locktight. This is just a mock up as I still need to remove the bolts and lock tight them in place. Today I should be able to install the TCI adapter plate, paint all the bare metal and install the tranny. Also I need to check and make sure the pins that stick out of the back of the block are not protruding more than 1/4". I also plan to bend the pinch weld where ever there is a trans/ motor bolt. Need to weld lever in place also.

IMPORTANT....Don't forget to install the flex plate with the ID chamfer toward the crank!!! The red sticker you see in the pics was put on the wrong side of the flex plate by TCI. I would have put it on backwards if I hadn't seen the chamfer and called TCI about it.

MORE PICS LATER TODAY!!

Treblig