The adapters frome Goeske would have been a reasonable $130 for the pair, so that would have been doable.

Hopefully, all's well that ends well (until next time!) Thanks to all for all the good advice and info. I should be out of this sh**-eating Geo by Wednesday. It's OK for her, but you have to horse-whip that 5-speed through every gear just to get it down the road. Won't get out of its own way and gives manual transmissions a bad name!