I dropped my engine this weekend. This is related to my PMO install that I am currently working on. I decided to drop the engine and do the clutch as well as retrofit the fuel lines (including tunnel).
I read as many posts as I could to get prepared. I think that my drop was easier than sum because I removed the CIS prior to dropping the engine. Also, my car is a '74 so there is less CIS stuff to remove. I figured that I could pull this stuff off without too much worry since I won't be using it again (and I've removed a few times in the past).
I also removed my SSI's prior to dropping because I needed to take them in to get an oxygen sensor welded on.
I made a platform that had various blocks to support the main case and also had two 4x6 blocks that sat under the heads. I made sure the case was fully supported as I did not want the heads to be supporting the engine. I screwed the platform to a furniture dolly and then set on top of a rolling jack. The platform was 30" wide (needed to reach heads) and 22" long.
It took a couple of hours to disconnect everything (including the axles) and for the most part was very easy (I did this a few days in advance). It took a couple more hours to remove the exhaust since I didn't have the proper tool (I have since acquired the special SSI tool). One word of advice....Put a secondary dolly near the end of the transmission. I'm very glad I did because when I pulled the engine a few inches back to clear the tunnel, the trans immediately dropped and landed on the carpeted dolly.
When it was finally time to loosen the engine support bolts, the entire process to drop the engine took about 20 minutes. I had the car jacked up both front and rear approximately 24" at the torsion bars. Once I started lowering the engine, I lowered the front of the car to give me more rear height via angle of the car. I also had to remove the rear lower valance to get a bit more clearance.
Here's a few pics of the process:
