Yes. I think it ended up being 49.5" flange to flange. I tried to get it as centered in the mini-tubs as possible.
Here is a link with my build and the mini-tub specific part of the build. Don't go wondering around too much in my build thread. You might decide to turbo your Early-As also! Ebay GT45 + 5.9 Magnum + E85 blow thru