I don't have any pictures, because I haven't installed the Fortes TKO yet. I'm doing a body off on my 59, and my body and frame are stripped and separated. So the tranny is sitting in a box. But it is definitely a true offset shifter. Its not just a modified shift bar - that was the former setup Fortes offered, I think. That is why I had a wait for the tranny; I was waiting for the new shifter location that Fortes was working on. They finally finished it in November.
The shifter has two bolt holes that match the Hurst handle bolt pattern. So you can use the Corvette Central replica shifter bar, for the stock look (that is the way I am going). I really don't think I'll have to cut the console. I'll try to put it up next to my Muncie that I was using (which is out of the car), to compare the location/height, to guestimate if the height will be the same. I definitely don't want to cut my console or shifter plate, either.
I'm thinking about doing a modification to my frame at the center of the crossmember (C1s have the xframe, which the tranny and driveshift have to go over), to cut out the square platform in the center of the X and lower it 2 inches. I can then put the side mounts lower on the frame (which I can use because I bought the Jim Meyer bolt on front suspension). The benefit will be three-fold; more hood clearance; an driveshaft angle that is not as severe, and a lower center of gravity. I am concerned about the driveshaft angle causing ujoint problems and/or driveline vibration, because the already steep angle will be aggravated by the fact that the Tremec is about 3" longer than the Muncie.
Of course, I'm going to have to modify my transmission crossmember, regardless, because the Tremec bolt pattern is a little further back. Nobody sells a C1 crossmember for the Tremec. But if I lower the tranny, I'm wondering if this will put the shifter bar too low. Maybe I can weld a 2" extension to the bolt-on shifter bar?