Looking at the pictures of the linkage parts pile I see the original spacer that goes under the Z bracket attached to the bellhousing , it's got the turquoise paint on it. You should check the thickness of the replacement one that is on the car vs the stock one.

My car is a little buried at the moment , I'll see if I can get under the hood to get a look at how the Z bar is , but the angle there look a little extreme to me, though it's got a ball on both ends some some misalignment shouldn't be too critical ???