Fantastic work as usual Axel. Drogo's design is so delicate and must be one of the all-time most beautiful shapes. You sure have an eye for the curves and balance and your changes are excellent - maybe you should make a career of it!
Have you been following Haken Haver and his Mazzarini in Sweden?
http://rejsa.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?...=asc&start=378
He has an Alfa V6 mated to an Audi 01E gearbox, mounted longitudinally in a similar position to you. Maybe he would share a pattern for the adaptor plate and how he is approaching the cable gear shift. I used Chrome with its built-in Google translate but the Swedish to English is hard to follow!
Keep up the great work
Ross in NZ