How the F... dose one remove the shift lever off a 904 in the car?

I guess it may depend on what header he has, I run the cheapos that are lower that TTI or Dougs, that may make a difference.

Me too, as I have hedmans with 1 5/8 tubes and 3" collectors but I can't reach over them for that kind of stuff.
It's straight up between the trans pan and collector or not at all pretty much.
If I remember, I can reach over the collector to hold something, but not to manipulate anything.