After a fair bit of screwing around, I got my engine & trans bolted together. Turns out the torque converter has to be screwed around with a fair ammount before it seats all the way in to the trans, and ARP's flex-plate-to-TC bolts are too tall to be left loose while you are spinning the motor over to the next one.
Eventually, though, I got this:
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I also got my CPP engine x member in the mail today, so if it is slow at work tomorrow I'll try and see how / where this mess will mount in the '57.