remove column shift linkage?
 

My truck was converted to a 5 speed before I bought it. I am in the process of body work and cleaning up any unnecessary stuff.

My question is: Can you remove the 3 speed linkage from the column without something bad happening? If so, how?

Thanks,
Steven

Re: remove column shift linkage?
 

I have a column out of a chevy van that I ground down the shifter bowl so that it was smooth and then welded the shifter arm to the housing at the bottom where the linkage goes,now it looks just like a factory floor shift tilt column