Well, this was done back in the late 90's and I bought the column at a Carlisle Spring Swap Meet. The measurement was from notes I had taken with me. That figure stayed in my head, so it's pretty accurate. The info I had at the time, I believe mentioned a Camaro and the Panel truck, but they were both the same measurement. The difference being one had a floor shift and the other a column shift. Likely I opted for what was available and modified it for my purposes.
The lower shift linkage loop had to be removed and there was no issue, either mechanically or cosmetically. The upper hous