I 100% agree.
I went back and took some angle measurements of Toyota's gear lever in each position. I am measuring where the lever has a straight section at the bottom, relative the transmission console base plate. The straight section is obviously after an initial bend at the top. One could measure the angle of a straight line between the two pivots, but the way I did it was just easier for me for measure.
Also, assume there is error with the measurements but this is what I came up with for a 6L80/90e transmission with the spacing I posted originally. I doubt GM used different spacing with other transmissions, but I don't know.
The transmission cable needs to be attached to a new pivot point 96.1mm below the top pivot point (center to center). It should also be 129° to the final straight secition of the gear lever when it is in the Park position. Toyota's original spacing is 120mm center to center. A reduction of close to 24mm to work with a 6L80/90e.
Worse case: out 0.5mm in the last gear (L). That is within my measurement error.
At 129°, the transmission cable would have interference issues with the floor pan. This is what I original suspected. Which is why the
@thatcabledude put the transmission cable in front of the lever as it would be pointing down, not up.
Cutting and rotating the transmission lever
61 23 degrees towards the front should put the transmission cable parallel to the floor pan.
YMMV..don't trust me...
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