Ok, none of this will show up on our model, She's ported and relieved and she's stroked and bored.
But how about the "four on the floor." What are we talkin' here?
Looks like all kind of adaptors were / are available. So take yer pick, Volvo ? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/tech-cheap-and-easy-4-speed-to-flathead-v8.452937/
So it won't have to be a top shift like the old Fords. It can be a side shift like most of the sixty's GM, Ford and MOPAR trannies. They can all have a shifter stickin' outta the floor.