Mike,
Thanks for the input, and I agree on the functionality. No cup holders is just asking for a mess later...

35FordCoupe,
Thanks to you, too. My seats are only about 2.5" apart at the bolster, barely room for the seat belts, plus I put my e-brake at the front so no room between the seats for me.... Before raising the front my height was set for the bottom of the cup inserts to clear the hump by about 1/4". I may look at trimming a bit off of the bottom to drop the whole thing down, making the back part around the shifter lower, but it's nearly into the hump now. I'll look at it....

I'll do another round of sanding, filling and sanding, and see how it looks mounted. Need to stitch a boot and make a nice walnut trim ring for the base.