shifter issue Help !

i have a 73 scamp, which someone swapped in a four speed, wanting to keep the bench seat i bought a pistol grip shifter from a b body with a bench seat, a put it off to the side.
a couple of years later i bought a gear vendors overdrive unit.
Now im putting the car togather and i got a problem. no matter what i do the damm shifter keeps hitting the steering wheel. any suggestions ?
thanks