A-body console shift lower linkage

RedFish got me thinking about modifying a factory column rod to use as my floor shift rod. However both of the factory column shifter rods were too short to be used. I went to Lowe's and bought a 5/16 piece of round solid steel rod for $4 a propane torch for $16 and made the linkage. I just heated it and bent it into a shape that cleared everything and looked nice and neat. I cut off one of the ends of an OEM linkage rod to use the factory clip and retainer. I used a friend's mig welder to spot weld the end on and DONE. It looks completely factory to the untrained eye and works perfectly using the factory adjuster/swivel too.