Manual vs Auto - the choice is not an easy one.

[Dickey]

I just did a frame off refresh on a Shamrock Cobra and I thought long and hard about swapping to a manual myself. The hardest part of this project for me was resisting the urge to turn my fun little car into something way too powerful and challenging for my wife to drive. I stuck with the auto and I'm glad I did. It's much easier to drink my milkshakes and cruise around without shifting. I did the Lokar tail mount shifter with a fairlane boot so it looks just like a stick if you don't notice the missing pedal. I kept the th350 because is was freshly rebuilt and I think that decision was a mistake.I should have swapped to a 700r4 or similar OD trans. The th350 with the 3:30 gear is quick out of the hole but not ideal at interstate speeds.