Replacing engine without removing the tranny?

It's just like taking the tranny off the engine with both out of the car, but this time you're leaving the tranny in. Starter, dust shield, have to come loose. Gotta spin the engine over to get the convertor bolts. I'm sending you a PM with a question. Take tranny loose. Everything else is pretty much like you'd be pulling the assembly: exhaust, wiring, etc.

The pro is that you can pull the engine fairly balanced so you don't have the tranny tailshaft at such an angle swinging around on you wanting to hit the inner fenders. Also makes it a little easier doing it as a one man project.

Thanks Robert. I can have the engine out in about 2 hours from start to finish with the tranny on and everything hooked up. I was trying to avoid having to unbolt the cross member and drive shaft but if I cant save that much time I might just pull the whole thing.
I do like the idea of having it balanced. Do the engine mounts get in the way of sliding the engine back onto the tranny? Or can I tilt it just enough?