Thanks Pat, I know what you are saying so I will keep my eye on this stuff after the van is down and rolling. I think i will add a top plate to the bracket also just to tie the front and rear together better.

I got out in the shop early this morning. Getting the support bearing lined up was on my mind. It wasn't difficult. I redrilled the mounting holes in the firewall to the inside by about 5/8th's of an inch and the steering works great!
Really can't see any difference on the outside but you can see the old holes on the interior shots.
http://images46.fotki.com/v4/photos/...MVC001F-vi.jpg
Looking a bit from the front.
http://images61.fotki.com/v536/photo...MVC005F-vi.jpg
Inside shot. I am fabbing a backing plate to go in here
http://images61.fotki.com/v443/photo...MVC003F-vi.jpg
Here is the backing plate with all of the holes drilled. The pattern is the white piece and this is what the plate will look like when done.
http://images59.fotki.com/v255/photo...MVC009F-vi.jpg
Thanks for the comments, your help is appreciated.
Mark