does anyone know aftermarket shifter they make that will drop right into a 88 tbird with a aod that will allow me to manually shift into to all forward gears.
also does anyone know of a thinner steering shaft that will bolt right into our cars to allow for more room for our headers.
For the steering shaft, check out Maximum Motorsports or Flaming River.
I think flaming river or unisteer makes a steering shaft with an extra knuckle as well for extra clearance if you are having problems with yours.
I know for ranger's to put in a v8 you can replace the rag joint type steering with ford econovan steering knuckle, supposed to be smaller.