Your spot on. I've come to the conclusion the floor shifter was tied together with zip ties at one point. Im gonna move forward with the (original) set up column shifter. Thank you for your time.
I’m working on reassembling the throttle pressure/kickdown linkage and the floor shifter/gear selector linkage on a 1971 Dodge Dart, 318 V8 with A904 automatic. The car is an A-body with fender tag verified as original 318/auto.
I have the original parts (linkage rods, brackets, springs, etc.)...