They were there for the original single stick linkage. When I rebuilt the case, I didn't know what I had in mind for the twin stick set up, so I left them alone. If I had to tear the case down now for whatever reason I would weld up the slots and holes, turn it to size in the lathe and notch it in the mill. I did know I was going with twin stick so I removed the shift interlock pills so I can have all ranges now, including front high (front wheel drive Jeep). All I did was pull the plugs in the side of the aluminum housing, drop out the pills and replace the plugs with some freeze plugs from the parts store, 5/16 I think.

Burnt orange? If there is one color orange I HATE it's burnt orange. I actually knew a guy that went to Gross High School, and their colors were the most god awful combination of purple and orange imaginable. If I do go orange, I'll lean more towards a reddish orange. Whereas the purple I would most likely go very dark, and with an almost non-existant metallic.