console me

So we are in the final stages of assembly on my duster.As i have said before this was a stock front bench car.I am swapping in buckets but am not sure of the exact Console's factory location(in a bodies that had them.By the look of peoples pics the front end tucks up under the dash leaving about 6 inches of space to the heater duct openings.Sound about right?For the record i intend on putting an aftermarket performance shifter in so i am HOPING there is something available performance wise that will be able to be put through the stock console and not have to lean forward to reach it.