Z Bar Ballstud Bellhousing Bracket Seems Wrong.

I think you are referring to an auto setup and he (/6 Matt) is talking about a manual setup ??
Right about the manual transmission. AJ rightly said that the z-bar is too short. That’s what I found on my jury rigged setup. I went to a Mopar swap meet and found that the z-bars come in different lengths depending on the transmission and body type. Also, I found that the attachment point on the z-bar for the shift rod differs from tranny and body type. Matt’s car seems to be a column shift so that is why I suggested that he finds the right z-bar and bell crank specific for that type of transmission in that type of car.