Z bar alignment

That's what I'm talking about. If the ball stud reinforcement plate is crooked you'll have to fix it before you do anything. Shimming it won't likely work because that would mean the Z-bar will have to be shortened the thickness of the shim if it's anything significant. Is this an original 4 speed car or was it converted?

Is the clutch rod for an A body? They're different lengths for the other body styles. Could just be the wrong clutch rod. Heck it could be the wrong Z bar too, not even all the A-body Z bars are the same length, that changed with the bellhousing sizes.