Post pics of your dart!

You know, I am putting in the floor shift too, but all you need to do is take of the column shift collar, remove the handle and fill the shifter hole... there are lots of people that do this and its waaaaaay easier than buying new column, removing old, installing new etc... just remove collar, fabricate a bit, paint and reinstall...
I hear you, it's an original 4-speed car so it has a floor shift column in it already. Just switching it from power to manual to get some room in there(under the hood). I guess I only need a manual steering shaft. It's just a hard to find piece. One year only. I'm sure I'll have to buy a whole column.