Since the crossmember below the bellhousing also acts as a brace for the back end of the front springs, I usually encourage people to fabricate a drop-down crossmember from square tubing that will clear the automatic transmission bellhousing while still providing stability for the frame rails.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!