63 Throttle linkage conversion I6 to V8 ideas?

[Eagar1]

Looking for some input on how to update my linkage to work with my 350 vs the I6 it had. The stock linkage is still there as in the pic. I could go the Lokar route, but that seems like a cop out. What other things have been done? I am going for a vintage correct update, I want the truck to look like a teenager of 16 (like I would have been in 79) built it up out of what was available at the time. Of course I will have updated buckets and wheels, but still I think you know what I am after.