reinstalled trans, now problem with shifting linkage

i didn't take the linkage that has the shaft on it out of the car, that remained untouched since i pulled everything out. The nylon bushing that the shaft goes through looks like it was worn quite a bit, maybe from an improper alignment. I'm thinking at this point that maybe i will just make a new braket like the ones in the diagrams posted. It looks easy enough, drill 2 holes in some angle iron. I assume that i can adjust some of the linkage if i need to to make sure everything shifts right.

Thanks

Steve