Looks great! I did the same in my car. I welded the threaded piece to the bottom of the tunnel. Shifter comes out no problem. No console, just wrapped the tunnel in hushmat, then vinyl stitched to match my seats, with a universal shift boot glued to the shifter trim ring.
I honestly thought this car would be done by now !
Nice job Steve ...
Steve
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'Build it RIGHT the 2nd time'
69' SS X11 PRO-TOURING - SOLD
73' FJ40 LS - SOLD
1966 FJ40 R2.8 -SOLD
911 Hotrod - SOLD
2002 Gated 360
Next up - "Killer Piggy"
But some good progress still. Some fun restoring the dash carrier, thanks to AAW and Dakota Digital. Getting very close to turning the key and going for the first cruise in 6 years. Summer '18 looking very promising
...but moving along! So after many hopeful spring/summers, the car WILL be on the road this (2019) season. Been following along from time to time, always great motivation. Big thanks to my longtime friend Steve (aany001) for assisting me every step of the way.