The tree of three

Alright, I've looked everywhere to prevent myself from annoying you guys with questions, but I have failed. Vehicle: 63 Valiant Signet, 170cid, A903. Got the car in pieces, so I have no idea what this thing drove like prior to disassembly. I've built the engine, runs like a champ (I think) and replaced all of the tranny seals. Assembly time comes around, and I managed to figure out the Z bar clutch, and I hooked up the two shift rods to the tranny in the orientation specified by the manual. Go to shift via the column and only the 2/3 gear rod moves. The 1st/rev rod (which was replaced due to being bent) sits limp in its neutral position. I also have no idea what positions of the stick are what gears. Thank you for any help given, pictures will be posted as soon as I get off work.