Voltage Regulator Question

... it seems that my old brackets arent correct. The back of the alternator is practically touching my aluminum head and the bottom adjustment bracket doesnt line up with the bolt hole in the new alternator. ...
Looks basically OK in the photo. If it doesn't touch the head, no problem, as long as the output stud and terminals are not in danger of shorting out. Hard to tell, but looks like the belt isn't quite perpendicular to the crankshaft axis, as if the alternator should move forward some. You can easily do that with spacers. Search for photos here. You can get spacers even at Ace. V-belt pulleys can be up to 1/8" off alignment and still work fine, maybe even more on a long span like yours.

I lost you on the bottom tension bolt not aligning with the adjustment arm. It seems you don't know that the adjustment arm should pivot on the water pump bolt. You loosen the pivot when replacing the alternator and tighten it last after the tension is set. If the alternator hole falls beyond the adjustment slot, just get a shorter belt. They come in 2" increments of circumference. You can download a Gates V-belt catalog free. There are 3 common belt widths.