Shift bar linkage for /6 Options

[patssle]

Well here's my next /6 conversion problem - my shift linkage hits the headers. After some research I can A) buy a new bar B) weld a new tube to mostly straighten it out and cut the bend off C) cut the ends off and rotate them so the bend faces the ground.

If I weld a new tube in (before cutting off the bend) - does it matter where I attach it to the existing tube? Will it rotate fine as long as the ends are not moved? Or should I just have one of the guys on the forum that convert these do it for me?

A new bar is expensive and cutting the ends off makes me afraid if they are off just by a degree of ruining my shift rod.

[Tom]

If you are interested, Dan Root put up a thread on converting to a /6. In it he covers the shift bar.
Go to classic threads to Dan's easy way to convert to a six. Something like "back yard Bob's way". Second page of classic threads.
Tom

[tomrev]

What I have done is to make a jig on a chunk of plywood, to index the rod as it is in stock form, with both ends in the right orientation, and length. Then the rod can be cut, with the new section providing the clearance needed, and it can go back on the plywood to be tack welded with the jig holding the three lengths in the correct orientation. It was pretty simple, and made out of junk scraps of wood.