4 speed linkage hardware help

I do have a bench seat. I am 5' 8", my knee or the steering wheel don't get in the way. My first thought was someone has altered the shifter stick, but your lever shows no sign of being heated. I have the coloum and frt seat out right now, but the next time I go out to the shop, I will pull my boot up and take a picture. Are your mtr mounts and trans mount good? Everything look in place? Centered? Original trans? Mount plate tight and correct? Some of this is hard to do over the phone. Some people have put a b-body trans in and adapted the shifter, a picture of the tailshaft and shifter mech area would clear that up. Classic Industries or Year One make seat extender brackets that move your seat back a little if that would help.