a833 tranny decode

View attachment 1715194619 How about a pic of the tail shaft. That a pic of A vs B
Those are both A body tailshaft housings. The one on the right is from a ball and trunion transmission, so pre1965.

A B-body tail housing will have the shifter mount forward of the transmission to cross member mount and all A bodies have the shifter mount behind the transmission to cross member mount