I'm still in favor of my earlier suggestion of disconnecting the torque tube at the ball joint, raise the front end of the torque tube upward til it touches the flooring panel. Disconnect the transmission front the motor and lower it down to the ground via a engine hoist. Then pull the motor.

Craig

My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear
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