I'm hoping there's just something I'm missing here. Does anyone have input on how to remove and replace a center konsole (no A/C) with the hurst shifter and front mounting bracket, without damaging the konsole. A previous owner of my 66 damaged the konsole pretty bad at some point trying to do this. I've bought a new frame and moved all the wiring and hardware over and hope to avoid damaging it trying to get it in. The bottom lip of the front of the console is catching on the front mounting bracket and the rear of the console can't be angled down flat to clear the front over the bracket because the shifter won't move any further.
I hope to not have to remove the shifter completely to just get a console in....
Thank in advance!