When does money outweigh sentimental value? 1968 notchback build thread

So I thought that would fix it for sure. But I still wasn't getting the full throw while in first gear. So, I started digging around some more and I found this. So I used a b&m shifter cable with the Hurst shifter. And the b&m cable has a larger eyelet then the Hurst has pin diameter.

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So I fumbled around trying to figure out something I could make a spacer out of. I ended up using a rivnut and turning it into a little spacer

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