The shifter is not as centered as I thought. Not a problem.
I will cut a block to space the shifter over and foward.it will all be below
The console plate.
It will depend somewhat on the handle. My transmission shifter mount was not straight up and down, but the shifter handle had some bend to it also.
For the paint... I'm kind of partial to the dark green metallic. Mine is not the original GG1, but something close in a modern base coat / clear coat paint.