Well, I'm going to give this a try. The Rods are beefier, and the lcok out handle will be something to deal with. I spoke to the owner who pulled this out of a 70 AAR Cuda. He said it worked like a champ, but the car was wrecked, so he got first dibbs on it. Any other thoughts are more than welcome....hoping to get my Cuda gear jammin' this winter.....