four speed stuff

I live in Charles Mix county, about 60 miles from Mitchell, about 110 from Sioux Falls. The truck trans has a longer tailshaft than an A body trans. I've read (I think on the slant six forum) that you can make a steel adapter bracket to bolt to the original shifter location & mount an A body shifter to the bracket. The trans works as far as I know. I bought it used to use in my car & it shifts fine. I'm still toying with the idea of using it by swapping the tailshaft setup from another trans I have, but I'll probably never do it because the other trans I have has been rebuilt & I think I'd be a fool to start taking it apart.