1951 ford shifter linkage rods problem

I have a 1951 Ford Victoria that was not delivered with factory overdrive. I know this because there are two less than perfect holes under the gas pedal for the kickdown switch. To date, the lower hole has been used. However, the rods that were in place were clearly homemade and one was chafed from the clutch fork. So we recently replaced them with a pair of shifter rods that my father bought in Hershey 10 years ago, purportedly from a 1951 Victoria. We also installed new shifter linkage bushing kits and welded and redrilled all of the clutch and transmission shift levers as necessary to eliminate wear and tighten everything up. It should also be noted that the shifter arms leaving the steering column tube do not appear to be parallel. It looks as if the lower one was bent upward, perhaps to accommodate a larger engine at one point during this car’s life.

Now for the problem: There doesn’t seem to be any configuration of bending the “new” shifter linkage rods to eliminate all conflicts with the accelerator rod from the gas pedal and the overdrive kickdown switch. If anyone can provide photographs from above and below a vehicle that has an installation known to be correct that would be much appreciated. Of particular interest are how rods are configured and the relationship of OD kickdown switch location to port where the accelerator rod comes through the firewall. I just have too many variables to resolve right now: I don’t know with certainty that the shifter rods are correct or which OD kickdown switch location is correct. I need to resolve before I bolt in new driver’s side dual exhaust pipe, which should be another challenge. Are 3 speed shifter rods at all different from 3 sp OD shifter rods due to addition of kickdown switch?