[quote=furious70]with the a500 or 518 you can't run OEM console shifter linkage (the girth gets in the way of the down rod).

That's not true. I have the stock rod in my Cuda. It took a little modding of course, but nothing too major. It works fine and that is with a FMVB, so it gets the full work-out.

And the 2 1/4 TTIs clear the 518 okay. They are close, but clear.

Here is a pic of an early mock-up: