318/8 Speed Swap
I've also been playing around with the shifter. The easiest would be to just mount the new shifter in place of the old slap stick. The sizes are close (I mounted a old style pistol grip to the stalk, not done yet). The stalk needs a sleeve to get it to the proper diameter but I think it will work. I have an idea of using the ram dial shifter and connect the shaft inside the dial to the original slapstick, so I can keep the look if the original.
I've also been playing around with the shifter. The easiest would be to just mount the new shifter in place of the old slap stick. The sizes are close (I mounted a old style pistol grip to the stalk, not done yet). The stalk needs a sleeve to get it to the proper diameter but I think it will work. I have an idea of using the ram dial shifter and connect the shaft inside the dial to the original slapstick, so I can keep the look if the original.