Hard to put into 1st gear

74 dart sport 360 a833 4 speed new McLeod clutch kit new crankshaft bushing new throw out bearing new z bar new flywheel adjusted the rods with the L shaped tool from brewers when I go to put it into 1st it usually hits reverse or 3rd and it feels like it is binding also new rod rebuild kit when I was connecting the transmission to the motor no matter what I did I had to pull it together by tightening the tranny bolts in a even sequence and when I aligned the new clutch I used the alignment tool from brewers what are your thoughts thanks Tom