Tremec TKX first cuts

I can't find it. I used to be able to select a page, don't know how with this new format, and never have been able to search.
Anyway,
1. I would think that going with SST's install kit , which drops the tail of the tkx down, so that only trimming to the cross member is necessary, not cutting, would put a strain on the headers and clutch linkage, with out adjusting.
2. I just went out and looked at the position of my shifter in the floor and relationship to the seat. I am a small frame person, 5'8". My seat is a click or two from all the way back , which would be too far. It just seems like something is off. Do you guys have long legs and a set of those seat extenders? I am really not trying to argue, but I must be missing something when looking at the pictures.
So, the shifter location can still be turned 180° to move it forward? Or don't need to, it's in the same place as the orginal only centered in the tunnel.

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