OD Shifter Linkage Issues

I will have to go through swapping around tabs again when it gets a lil bit warmer, but I am sure I have tried the reverse tab flipped around and the rod would not reach it while the shifter was in the neutral position. The 3-4 rod does not work when the tab is flipped upside down, it is at the end of the treads now with the 3-4 tab in normal position. Was there a rod setup close to the A-bodies, but no quite??