The Ole 3 speed swapout, 72 lwb 4x4

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Ive done some searching and saw there are some other threads similar to this but I have some different specifics, Im running the stock 3spd (now converted to floor shift, sloppy as hell) and its not a bad tranny, sucks for freeway but I dont tour much with it anyways. My question is, has anyone converted to floor shift and if so, did your knuckles hit the dash/seat when shifting? Ive tried shorter shifters which leaves me leaning over to shift, Ive made my own with custom bends, and I cant get the damn thing to not be sloppy. The conversion kit was a hurst (from summit) . Ive wrestled with the idea of swapping out for either a t400/t400, m21 or m22/208 but Ive heard its an abortion involving custom drive shafts and possibly cutting cross members. Any recommendations?