OK, 2nd gear is offset toward the front.
Point is, the new one piece counter shaft appears to not 'line up' as precisely as the old 3 (or is it 2?) piece counter shaft gear did, for THIRD gear.
However, as Jimi G noted, apparently this is not a serious problem and is not the end reason for at least some trans 'stripping' the teeth on 3rd (as the pic I posted shows).
What the end cause of a trans stripping 3rd gear actually is remains debatable I guess. To heavy a car? Power shifting? Missed shift? Partial shift?
One of the important original questions that arose from the previous thread was: "Is the slight 'mis-alignment' of 3rd gear teeth within acceptable design parameters, is it 'normal'?" Apparently it is within design parameters and it is 'normal' and does not impact the overall strength\rating of the transmission.