I put one in a 69 Dart years ago. I started at the transmission and worked my way back. The flat area where the down rod goes through was already there, even the screw holes were dimpled. After installing the linkage on the transmission and the down rod I put the transmission in park. Then installed the linkage from the shifter to the down rod and put the shifter in park to locate it, spot welded it down to check the console fit and shifter operation. It looked cool in a A body and worked great. I wish I had one to put in the Dart I have now.