[Charlie Stylianos]

Bill,

Thanks for the accolades. I don't know if my strive for perfection comes from my engineering/computer background or my mild OCD, but the truth is I want to make sure its right as I definitely don't want to be doing this again anytime in the near future.

I've never tried/seen mating the engine back up with the tranny installed in the car, although I've heard it is quite tricky to get the engine lined up perfectly to slide it onto the tranny. You may have better luck and possibly save some time by removing the tranny, bolting it onto the engine and lifting the engine/tranny back into the car as a unit.