Thermoquad throttle and kickdown linkage

with the throttle bracket bolted down, and the throttle cable and clamp removed, grab the bracket next to the throttle cable clamp stud with a pair of channel locks and bend it toward the valve cover so that it lines up. Just bend the part of the bracket where the cable clamps on. Do Not bend the whole bracket because the bell crank needs to stay where it is!!!.

I still can't figure out how, with the correct throttle bracket (yes you have the right one), the metal throttle cable piece isn't in the hold down clamp - that's just really weird...