cable? First, I missed the 80e comment since he said 60e rod. I have the 60e rod shifting my 80e without any issue. I thought he was saying he had a 60e trans that he was having that issue with. I know the fbody linkage is shorter than the truck linkage in the trans. Am I reading this wrong, he has the steel shifter linkage going from the column, down the firewall to the #7 shaped linkage to the transmission pivoting on the driver side frame rail? The open end of the #7 part should be up high. You need the correct linkage on the rod. I can get you a picture tomorrow if you need it. I have the column shift 60e setup shifting an 80e transmission and I have longtubes, though they arent the Schoenfelds.