K member steering box doent line up?

Hey guys .here is my situation
1973 Dodge Dart Swinger Slant six K member ...
I bought the car from the previous owner as a rolling chassis
I'm tearing this down to renew the suspension and found this gap between the steering box and the mounting hole I was wondering if it is supposed to be there or did the guy before me do something weird??

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