Column to floor shift question?

I am new to the site and have a question that I could not find an answer to in previous threads. I want to swap from column to floor shift on my 68 Notchback. I have not had the best of luck finding a complete floor console with shifter and all the linkage for the swap.

Has anyone tried to convert the stock floor shifter to a cable shift? This way I could avoid all the needed linkage for this conversion.

Any knowledge is appreciated

Thanks