I had a request for the console mounting bracket measurements.  Here are some pictures of the stock locations for reference (these were taken from the passenger side) – these have a reference view and a close-up of the measurement (2 pics each):

Rear bracket to passenger sill (expanded and close-up):

Front bracket to sill:

Where the front floor pan meets the firewall gap to the front bracket:

Rear floor seam to rear bracket:

I realize didn’t  get the space between the 2 brackets, but that can be calculated based on these references.

As you will see from the pics, I have not yet gone much further on the trans shift hump work, but hope to make some more progress on that next weekend.