Clutch replacement/Rear main seal

I am thinking about buying a cheap harbor freight engine hoist, as I will (hopefully) not be pulling the engine on a regular basis, and my buddy offered to buy it off me after I'm done with it for a project he has going. As far as an engine stand goes where is the best place to rent one from? I am thinking about taking my time on this so it probably won't be a single weekend project for me. A 1 ton hoist should be plenty strong enough for a slant 6 right?

Sounds like a good plan but you may have to do a little structural reinforcement on a cheap stand just to feel safe.
1 ton on the hoist is way plenty. (you could lift 6 of those motors with that)