I made some progress today.
First I removed the cat-back exhaust. Since I had it unbolted not that long ago, it came off easy. Just the size of it was annoying.
I then unbolted the driveshaft. all 6 bolts at the trans, 6 bolts at the differential, and the 2 carrier bolts. It was stuck at first on both end but with a little persuading, it came off. I also had to make sure not to bend the driveshaft to too much of an angle, in order to preserve the carrier bearing.
Once that was out, I removed the transmission crossmember and went up top to remove the shifter boot and knob, and then unbolt the shifter from the trans tunnel.
I removed all the wiring connections and tabs, and the 8 bolts that hold the trans to the bellhousing. However, the trans will not budge... It is stuck to the bellhousing. Most likely it is due to corrosion of the dowel pins. So, I sprayed down the seam with PB Blaster as well as into the 8 bolt holes. Hopefully by tomorrow afternoon when I have the time to work on it again, it'll break free and I can then drop it down.
and so it continues....
