Doug's headers not fitting - frustration

My wife noticed the bellhousing to engine parting line doesn't look square to the firewall. It looks like the tailshaft needs to go toward the passenger side. I checked and the trans was already cocked around off center a little in the cross member, tailshaft toward the passenger side. So, from above, it's turned counter-clockwise.

Next I took the crossmember down, raised the front of the engine a little, left the trans on the jack, and pushed the tailshaft toward the passenger side until it hit the tunnel. Got out, let the engine down, and now the coupler will turn, but rubs and pushes the engine over a little as it goes. Why is it floating? I don't know. But it sounds like the k-frame must be cocked, in the opposite direction? So moving it clockwise (from above) seems to be needed?