OK - more updates, gotta keep making progress...., etc.
First of all - infrastructure and organization are important. To that end, I have started labeling the drawers of my tool chests. This is not so much to benefit me, but to benefit anyone who may be foolish enough to stop by and help work on my project...
Next up, since SCTA would not approve my waiver for a cardboard firewall, I went ahead with the plan to make one from 0.062" thick steel.
Then, on to making an extra-heavy duty upper core support with gusseted corners....
and I managed to "score" a set of discontinued shift cables for a 2006 Pontiac G6 GTP (6-speed) car. These are discontinued parts from GM.
Lastly (for now), I built a shifter mounting bracket from 80/20 extruded aluminum channel. This should allow me to change from the Mercedes/Saab/6-speed setup back to the VW/VW 5-speed setup with relative ease.
That's all for now, folks...