Van's sent my order out like I had asked, priority mail, and I recieved it on Saturday. That was fast. Anyway, I finished the brake lines up and then put the control sticks back in. I found out on the internet that the sticks aren't supposed to be vertical anyway and that it's shown on dwg 32A. With the proper engagement on the rod ends and going from stop to stop on the elevator, my sticks are canted 6 degrees forward in the neutral position. I'm calling it good for now. It's really a pain in the behind putting the proper washers in the connection with the forward rod end bearing while its in place, but it's possible.
