Problems will not go away....

This what I have and or I am dealing with, the diagram I included is how I have it set up when everything is installed in the car and on the trans. Also not shown is the shifter mounting plate that bolts the shifter to the trans, it is for a 64-66 A-body. The last photo was a first mock up, things have been trimmed and fixed so that nothing is rubbing, pinching, binding or at an odd angle. If there is anything that is here that says to you I have something wrong please let me know, thanks in advance.