Need help perfecting the budget build hemi swap

After speaking with Norm Koller, I think there is a chance to do a nice neat job. He thinks if I slide the C clip down toward the coupler, the spring will drop, and I can work the bearing out. ( 72 an up have a bearing- I didn't know this ) Than as Map63vette said, I should be able to do a nice neat cut on the column casing, and slip it all back together.
When I put the 69 Barracuda together this problem occurred at the last, inopportune moment, after the non-fitting engine was dropped. Thus it didn't look much better than after the steering column exploded in the accident.
( have you ever felt like you were posting old news, as I was typing Riddler posted the perfect photo to show how a pro does it, thanks bud.)