Floor shifter or not?
I went with a Hurst Pro-matic II shifter. I wouldn't have minded keeping the column shift but my new transmission was a full manual valve body with a reverse pattern. I didn't want to risk accidentally bumping it into reverse. The one I ordered is for a pickup. I ordered it because I knew that with a bench seat I would have to mount it further forward and I didn't want to have to reach for it. The pickup version has a longer shifter handle. I still had to modify the arm to get it the way I wanted. So far I'm happy with it.
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You can see in this next picture how much shorter the car version is than the one I installed.
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good job! great way of thinking outside of the box. a lot better than some of the other installs ive seen. and by the way, reverse manual valve body pulls away from neutral. no chance of hitting reverse.