[HSSS427]

BTW - one of the causes of my "challenge" is that the car came originally with a cast iron Ford bellhousing. Apparently, that bellhouse is deeper/wider than the Lakewood. So switching to the Lakewood is also moving the tranny toward the engine by a 1/4 - 1/2" or so.

So, bottom line is I need to determine how long the input shaft needs to be so that I can use the spacer plate and keep my shifter in the same location. Then I can take the long shaft and have it machined to that length.