Bench Seat & Floor Shifter....Ideas? Concepts?

Curious...Any picts out there with bench seats and raised competition automatic floor shifters? Want to retain the bench seat, but there's not much in terms of space between seat and dash...any unique set ups out there where the shifter is perhaps raised (pedestal) enough to clear the seat?

:rolleyes: So I've had this concept of sacrificing an aftermarket long pistol grip shifter as a pedestal, weld a base to top & bottom to serve as a means of raising the shifter to just above seat level...am I :rolleyes: ?

Thinking out loud here...looking for any picts/ideas?