rumblefish's Duster project
Hi again Rumble...
I keep forgetting to mention what a super thread this is.
Anywhoo, I was looking at your shifter pics and I myself have installed a couple and and repaired a few "oopsed" installations of these buggers. I think if you flip the pivot that goes into the trans lever (install from the bottom, with the cotter pin on top), you'll find that the shifter doesn't bind as much and you'll be able to straighten out your kickdown lever.
I'll be putting the same shifter in my Cruster in the next week or so and can post pics. (I'll start a new thread as opposed to hijacking yours!)
Steve