Where did you read about "moving the bellhousing crossmember back"? It is riveted in place and will not fit further back without a lot of cutting, and then you will need to find a way to shoe horn it inside of the frame.
You can unbolt and slide the torque tube crossmember back to support the tail of the automatic transmission.


1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission