Miatav8,MstrASE,A&P,F wrote:
I've seen a jericho main case that rotates the bell mount 90, putting all the shift linkage on top and a brkt that raises the shifter for clearance. I guess you are going with an hrb to replace the fork in the footwell.
You could make an over the top front shift arm like the mustangs had for more clearance and use rod ends to tighten things up. 1/2 inch rod to bend as needed and cut threads or weld on bolts to the ends for female 3/8" sphericals.
Yesterday I did some fine tuning on the locations, and I think I have a viable setup. Found that the C4 info I had was not completely accurate. Pinion is offset 1/2". I currently have the engine offset 1" in the chassis. So, for the driveshaft I have the following: Trans and pinion are level horizontally, with a .10* angle each. The trans to pinion is offset in the tunnel 1/2" over 21", which equates to about 1.2*. I also took a play from Yohans build and moved the pedal assembly back about 4", which gives me several extra inches across for the pedal separation. It gives me a pretty comfortable driving position and it will allow me to sheet the trans tunnel, albeit with some funky bends and angles. Since everything inside the tunnel clears, I think I will use a 1" piece of SS roundbar, heat one end and flatten it to sit in the shifter, and then create two bends, bringing the shift knob about 3" to the passenger side to center it, and back about 3" for comfort.