new clutch

I can't vouch for the car you are working on, but I just swapped a throwout on my 67 dart with a 318 and a 4 speed and it wasn't too bad once you figure out where all the bolts are. It might be easier to separate the trans from the bellhousing first and then pull the bellhousing followed by the clutch (I didn't drop the whole trans for the throwout, but I don't think it would be much more work). I need to put a new clutch in mine and that was the approach I was just thinking about. A trans jack usually makes things a lot easier. If you pull the trans from the bellhousing first though you may need to take the shifter off so it can slide back far enough.