Need a pic of 833OD linkage in a 68 B-body or equivalent

[67Charger]

I've got a Van 833OD in my '68 Charger. The van shifter mounting plate was a piece of steel that put it high and forward of the B-body mounting holes. I have the correct shifter mount now, the van rods/levers, and a set of the aftermarket zinc-plated 68 B-body rods/levers. I can't get a combo to work without cutting/welding/bending. Who has pics of what they finally settled on? The only one that works close was the 3/4 inverted with the rod straightened out for less offset. The other 2 are being a pain.

 

[YY1]

I've got a long bench seat mount 71-74 setup on a 1987 truck trans.

I might be able to get some pics this weekend.

It shifts great once I figured out that someone put the spring shims in the shifter mechanism wrong.

You know the 3-4 rod goes on upside down, right?

 

[67Charger]

Yeah, 3/4 is upside down, and I made that one work by flattening the bends to get the offset inboard/outboard correct. The other 2 rods in the aftermarket kit seem to have the offset backwards, but the length correct. I can solve it with a torch and a vise, but I can't be the only one to have this setup mounted in a '68 B-body (close pad, short rods). My van rods are too short since it was mounted up higher, closer, and rotated forward.
Thanks!

 

[YY1]

The rods and the mount are kind of made for each other.

Do yours match?

Here's mine-

 

[67Charger]

I have the set from the van, which is close, but obviously wrong for the B-body shifter location, and I have this set...
https://www.yearone.com/Product/chrysler-b-body/sr687

The Y-O rods use plastic bushings and cannot be mixed with the factory transmission levers. The long rod works now that I have flattened it to reduce the offset to about 1/4". The other two would only work if I REVERSED the offsets completely. It looks like the only solution is a torch, but it makes no sense to me... Why is a replacement set so far off and still being sold, or does the van shifter just use a LOT less offset?

 

[67Charger]

double tap

 

[YY1]

I believe the mount for mine was the same as you describe for yours.
The trans came from a full size truck.
Although the mount puts the shifter in a similar location, it was closer to the center line of the trans.

Have you tried Brewers for the correct rods for your mount application?

I can't believe "replacements" would be that far off, but I've seen a few things that simply do not work, and cause me to think "WTF were they thinking, did they even try one"?

 

[PP1RT]

Call brewers. Thats what they do. The rods need to match the mounting plate.

 

[67Charger]

I will. ...and I am using the correct shifter mounting plate for B-bodies.