[Pman1961]

Mpanten...I did place a floor jack under the bellhousing to raise the rear of the tranny up some to clear the crossmember. At the time my pipes were off too so I don't know how much flexibility you have with pipes installed. To remove the bellhousing you will temporarily need to remove the jack of course and support the motor from the pan or from above with a lift. You will have to remove the driveshaft loop to get the driveshaft out. Make sure you seal the tranny where the yoke goes in the rear. I used baggies and then duct taped the heck out of it. Your new tranny will have rubber plugs in them but I left them be until new tranny was back in car. Also, put several layers of cardboard and tape it to the top of the crossmember once you have lifted the rear with a jack so you don't booger that up while removal and installing tranny. Two people works great. One below the car and the other in the interior. Just be careful with lip on the floor where the tunnel overlaps. Don't want to set your tranny or foot on that as it may crack. Most of all don't forget to ad fluid to the tranny they come empty. Another note...I had a hard time getting my new clutch to work with my old configuration. I relocated the pushrod of the master cylinder to the middle hole on the clutch pedal as mine was on the lower and also there is an adjustable clevis same location I turned out a few turns to give me more pedal actuation. Biggest pain to me was getting the tunnel back in place.