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Originally Posted by Gregski

so the good news continues, after whipping off 40 years of grease off of the new shifter rod I was able to mount it, and it fits perfect (the seller was adamant it would only fit a 4x4 and not a 2WD like mine) but I did my homework using all three Parts Illustration books you all recommended, thank you and took a chance, well it paid off

please note the small rectangular bracket on ours says 3rd and OD as in Over Drive instead of 3rd and 4th gear like the Mopar ones do, is it more than just text on the metal, does it signify a different cut out / angle for the shifter, who knows, just reporting the facts.

I believe that's specific to the OD version of the A833 not just the GM variant. I've seen 3 of the Mopar A833 OD variants in base model early 80's D150 Ram trucks. They all used the same "flipped upside down 3-4 lever" trick as the GM A833 OD gearboxes. I can't remember whether they were marked 3 & OD on one side or not... likely they were.