It looks like the bolts on the bracket in first pic. are different from each other, not likely from the factory. You can easily find out how the shaft lines up when you bolt the bell housing to the engine. It should be as straight across as possible, but as mopar head said, it SHOULD face forward.
Thanks. If forward is where it should be, it will be OK. There are inches between the two positions so if it doesn't fit that way I've got much bigger problems.
FWIW I'm just trying to put as many parts on it as I can while the k-frame is out of the car.
