Yeah I didnt add a comma where there should have been one. If it was only the bellhousing I would have had no problem at all boxing it and shipping it. How exactly did you ship and package the trans and what service did you use for it?
Made a crate out of 2X6s, 2X4s, and 3/8" plywood and it went UPS Ground. Cut 3, 2X6 blocks an inch longer than the trans was high. Left one alone and drilled a 2 inch hole and 4, 1/2 inch holes to match the input bearing retainer pattern in the other. Bolted it to the bearing retainer using longer bolts and washers. Cut 2 pieces of 2X4 an inch wider than the transmission, drilled 2 1/2 inch holes in one and bolted it to the tranny mount boss. The other 2X4 became a filler piece on top of the tranny. The third 2X6 got a 3 inch hole halfway through it for the output end of the tranny to rest in and became one end of the crate. The uncut 2X6 I used for the other end of the crate with a shallow 3/4 inch hole for the input shaft. Cut strips of plywood to fir the 2X6s to the same width as the 2X4, then cut strips of plywood to cover everything and screwed them down with drywall screws. The whole thing was 2 pounds under the 125 pound UPS limit. Sorry for the long windedness, but you did say exactly.