[rusnak]

I'd like to add a few comments.

If the car is level when the engine drop is started, then it's easier to control. Also, the car only has to be a few feet up initially to free it from the body (see post #11). If the car is similarly level when the engine is put back in, then the mounting bolts will thread right in with finger control - no cross threading.

The car body only has to be high to clear the engine. The earlier observation about dropping the front to raise the rear is what I do, and I don't have to remove the rear valance. If you take the front wheels off, then you get even more rear clearance.

I raise the car by going side to side, about 4" at a time, with a jack pad and blocks of wood. It's very stable the whole time.