someone school me on my A833 for my swap Please

That sounds like the O/D version of the 833.The over drive 833's had the larger bearing retainer and you'll need to find a over drive bell housing to be able to use it. I have a o/d set up, I found the bell housing at Carlisle a few years back. Is yours a cast iron main case or aluminum? Cast iron is the better set up. The bell housing should bolt up to your 360 motor with no problem. Make sure you have the correct 130 tooth 360 flywheel, it is balanced differently then a 318/340 steel crank.

Were all the 318's steel crank? The one that's in the car isn't the original, and I have no idea what its out of. How can I tell if its steel or cast without pulling it? and is there a difference in flywheels for a cast and steel crank, I guess that's what I'm really asking.