How did the column shift work out? I put a Saginaw 3 spd. od. in a ‘53 2 door and tried to use the column shift. It worked, but not very good. I experimented with the shift arms, but never could get it to shift smooth. I finally took the od. unit off the 3spd and put it on a 4spd. and a floor shifter. I ask because my boy has a ‘51 GMC and we bought a Saginaw all synchro 3spd. w/od. to put in it. He also wants to keep the column shifter.