jumbo
+1y
or recess it into the firewall, use a hole saw big enough to take out the little notch where it rotates into the firewall, get a pipe that is the same size as the hole, ram it through the firewall as far as you can (i don't know if it hits something under the dash, or the cylinder hits the firewall first), then take out your clutch pedal, weld a piece at the top that is as far as you recessed it in, reinstall, and you should be good to go.