bellhousing alignment and other q's

The bellhousing and transmission is pretty much bolt and go. Bolt the tranny to the bell hand tight and install as a unit. Tighten the tranny to bell bolts to spec once everything is bolted to the engine and you should be good to go. Hope this helps.

Grump-
Thanks - if i understand your approach, bolt the bell/trans assembly to the motor but keep the tranny loose. This assures that the tranny is centered with the crank/clutch, right?