I'm still not sure where would be the best shifter location. I'm concerned about the travel of the shifter arm (side to side and front to back). The middle position seems like it would be more comfortable, but it might bang your knees in 1st and/or 2nd. The front positon would solve that, but the shifter arm would have to be rather long (like the origonal) and would vibrate heavily. Also, the longer the shifter arm, the longer the travel. That's the big question mark.

Does anyone have any pics that might help clear this up?