I lined up shifter to floor pan hole first , made sure linkage was straight tac weld to keep from moving placed console on to get shift range correct. My console had holes in the storage compartment that lined up with bracket so that was easy . Its pretty straight foreward . I did a lot of console on and off to get things right. Main thing is to get shifter and linkage set first and shift without binding. tac brackets in place , if everythings ok weld them in set console have fun.