1951 bellhousing question

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14 years ago I sold my '51 Tudor Deluxe and have always missed it. Well, yesterday I brought home another '51, it's almost scary, same color and a 6 cylinder, just like my first, also soon to be a V8. I will post some pics here if I can make them small enough. Any way, I vaguely remember I had a challenge regarding bellhousings, in the engine swap. Does the '51 V8 bellhousing have the throwout lever exit parallel to the ground or at a slight downward angle?