Jerry Clayton Jerry you have been racing for how many years, too many to count. I would seriously doubt that you would every install a Mcleod module bellhousing that has as many as 3 pieces to bolt together to get a motor and trans bolted togeather. I can see you with a Lakewood and MAYBE in the last 2-3 years going to a QT bell, unless you have gone to a titanium bellhousing.
Rules have been bent,twisted, rolled over, gray areas, and just plain missed. With safety being the most important thing in our hobby, I believe in no gray areas and yes is yes and no is no, just plain simple. New people coming into this hobby need the "BEST CORRECT INFO" they can get. I doubt that you have cut the bottom of your bellhousing. I think you are just too smart to temp faith, also running the best equipment you can afford and fine.
Rick L.