Trans Kickdown Linkage Guru Sought

After my slightly embarrassing "schoolin'" by several members, I went back to some "as found" pictures of the ragtop. The car came to me with an Edelbrock carb on a 1" high adapter and the K/D linkage totally FUBAR. What I spotted first was the linkage was out of alignment, due to the lack of the throttle linkage add-on that Eddy sells. What I missed at that time (and ever since) is that the REAR of the slot needs to be against the carb stud, not the front as it was.

So, I figured a simple adjustment ....Ha, anyone ever make THAT mistake? With the adjustable front piece of the linkage rod screwed as far as it would go, the carb stud is only at the midpoint of the slot. Seems to me that the best fix is to cut that rod and re-thread it. That will can get the stud all the way back and still allow for adjustment of the slotted piece.

Anyone have better ideas??

ATB

BC