This is going to get interesting. I havent had time to go out to the garage to look at this yet but Im not sure I follow...... Lengthening the linkage rods I dont believe will shorten the shifting pattern. It will just allow me to move the shifter HIGHER up and out of my lap. The throw of the shifter is determined at the transmission but not the linkage arm length. Or am I missing something here, Wether its an inch long linkage or a 20 foot long linkage. The arm on the side of the transmission still has to move the same length. I could make it easy on myself and bend the original shifter arm but I like a challenge. I would like to get some junkyard linkage rods and cut the (adjustable) sections off 2 sets of rods so I can weld on another 4-5 inches of adjustment area to my current rods. A nice weld along with some grinding and repainting the linkages would hide any custom fabrication. Before I go any further I need to check clearance to make sure the linkages wont hit the brake master cylinder. Thank god I dont have power brakes on this one
Joe Hirdler