b and m megashifter nightmare

Decades ago when B&M ratchet shifters were in their infancy I installed one in my Ranchero, along with a 351W and a C4. I know WTF was i thinking? It was a 289 4 speed to begin with :BangHead:. That shifter linkage was just a wee little bit short, as far as the propper leverage for the C4. It always took a little nudge after the ratchet did its thing to get it in the right hole. The B&M lever was out of room to move the cable, so I welded the hole up and drilled a new hole about half a hole farther from the shaft. It was a good guess, worked fine after that. I quickly tired of the C4 and put the 4 speed behind the 351 and the fun was on :lol:. My old man just shook his head :rofl: