I removed a Hurst 69 Z shifter from the 68 and the idiot cut the trans tunnel to get it to fit..the 1-2 was too far to the left. The shifter will work with that handle I believe...just need the correct mounting bracket.
I owned a real and all original 69Z and the shifter would have fit perfectly in a Bird. It has the same offset for the Camaro console as a Firebird console...exactly. I guess you could be getting confused about a Z shifter that wasn't made to fit a console??? Here's what the originals for console look like;
