Trouble Removing 4 Speed Trans

I finally got the 4 speed out thanks to all your advice. I also removed the Z bar and distributor cap, as recommended. I don't have a fan shroud to remove. I had blocks under the rear of the oil pan, which I lowered a little bit. I was surprised that the engine stopped lowering when it stopped on the cross link. I hope that that shouldn't have harmed anything, but does anybody have any thoughts on that?

I have an old trans jack, which I slowly lowered and pushed to the rear while watching to make sure the main drive pinion and spline weren't hitting the bell housing or damaging the throw out bearing. It sure was a tight squeeze and took 5 or 6 cycles to monitor until I succeeded in removing the trans.

And is that trans ever heavy. A few year back I removed a Muncie 4 speed which was a piece of cake in comparison. I am a Mopar newby. I looked up the weight of both. The Muncie appears to be about 75 lbs and the A-833 looks like it weights about 120 lbs.

Thanks again for your help.