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When I pulled mine (with tranny still mounted, but with the body off), I hooked to the generator bracket on the front left and a starter linkage bolt on the bell housing on the right. It was not very well balanced and I used a ratchet strap hooked to the clutch linkage. You may be able to use the starter linkage bolts on both sides, and a thermostat housing bolt on the front. Even without the tranny it's going to be a bit heavy at the rear.
But if you want to avoid paint chips, then head bolts would be best. There's no worry about removing two of them, as they can be retorqued without issue. You just have to figure out which two to use for best balance. The shop manual says which ones, but that's with the tranny still attached.