Finally getting an early A-Body

Okay, now you have my attention! That makes sense out of the chewed up tunnel and the funky pedal assembly. Well, I think that I am going to keep it a four speed and get a better hump and straighten out the clutch pedal so it looks like it belongs in there and it will be fine. What do you guys think? Should I put it back to stock? Is it going to take anything away from the car not being original since so much of the original stuff is already gone?