Ok, so I must have messed up somewhere. The Captainfab brack went on with no problem, great quality and template. My problem is that after cutting off 1 3/4" of the steering shaft like in the instructions show, it appears that it does not leave enough of the shaft to weld the original end/coupler and allow for the two coupling to tighten all of the way down.
I have not welded anything yet, but something appears off.