If you pop your hood. and you stand facing your winshield. Your engine is to the left and the tranny is to the right.
On the right (driver side) frame rail, locate your fuel filter.
EDIT: Driverside if it's USDM
Now the shifter cables are cables with round "washer" shaped objects on the end. (just really fat washers) they also have PINS to hold the tie bars within the cables hooks.
Now if that's all good then follow the cables from the tranny there, back twards the firewall. You'll find the mounts about 6-8 inches away. MAKE SURE THE CABLES SIT IN THE MOUNTS! and Make sure the Mount-Clips are in place~ Tightly!! This will fcuk up your shifting.
IIRC: I believe your Problem will be here, on the top cable. ( it determines (iirc) up and down, the bottom determines left and right @ shifter) yes you can move these and move your shifter into gear so DO NOT do this with the car running!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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