70 Duster power to manual brake conversion

I'm an idiot. Earlier in this thread I was struggling with the adjustable rod being too long, and everyone asked if it was hanging up on the switch, which is what i meant by too long. I bent the switch back a bit but i still had to cut the rod. Anyhow, I saw tonite that the brake switch is actually adjustable, and has a slot for adjustment. I'm such a dumba$$. This doesn't explain everything but it probably very much explains why it's almost to the floor and not applying enough pressure.