".....Unlike swapping engines on many American hotrod projects, there is nothing fitting or alike about anything in the drivetrain that's going into my 2002, nor is there a large aftermarket of products for something this crazy...."


Yeah thats what I like about hotroding American iron everything just bolts together, just walk into your local aftermarket store. You betcha

Your pictures can't be pulled up, but it seems to me the simple solution would be to use your stock shifter and linkage, then siimply build/bend a shift handle to locate the handle in the most comfortable position.