Engine Removal

Take it out the top. You will have to get creative to support the AC compressor with it off the engine, but still hooked to all of its hoses and not discharged, but it can be done. With that in the way, you will have to remove the hood. If it were me, I'd take all of the transmission stuff off first, and support the motor underneath with a 2 x 4 or something suitable. Since you're taking the pains to do all of the gaskets, you may as well put a new timing chain in it, and also replace all of the freeze plugs while its out. When it's time to go back in, I'd do it in reverse order. Of course you will swap the steering box and column first, but just put the motor in with the exhaust manifolds bolted on, support it from the bottom, then build all the transmission stuff from the crank flange back. Do a new clutch while its apart! Now that I've helped spend a bunch of your money.....good luck and have fun! :D