1966 A100 with a Slant gas gussler. HELP!

Ya, Thanks for input I have a 904, been Eye ballin it up for a swap, which would make my drive shaft about a foot long. I guess a OD auto is even longer than a 904. Ya if I put a 4spd in I would have to climb in the back every time I had to shift, LOL.
Hang on, you can use the column shifter for four positions right?........ You'd just have to engineer something for reverse.
But that would only make your problem worse. Less gear won't help your slanty.