Joe what year as an Auto? Racers bitch about stock seats, the right hoods on Camaro's, and on and on. As Rory described the factory sold certain years as Stick only, then that is what it should be. And that will be something that would come from Glendora, not a division saying otherwise. What happens if you race out of division? See how well that works out.
So would you want to build a car that was sold from the factory as a STICK only and a few years after running it as an auto and suddenly it has to be a stick only? Ask the Camaro racers about that one, and see if you really want to go down that road. A hood is cheap compared to a drivetrain. Right is right, wrong is wrong.
Dustin,
That would be Tony Denysenko. Anything Ford, between his dad Alex and Tony they are a wealth of knowledge in these cars. Alex is a straight shooter and will not sugercoat anything.
http://www.moneymakerracing.net/
Sean