1. i just bent it down. i still plan to cut it off and reposition it in the correct place.
2. all i did was cut off the factory shifter mt. put the shifter against the floor and laid the console over top then moved it where it needed to go and marked my holes. drilled the 4 holes and bolted it down. if i were to redo it i would have welded a flat steel plate to the tunnel for the shifter to sit on.
