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Originally Posted by Dominik

You might just be able to disconnect the gearbox from the bellhousing, push it back (by at least 10"?) and drop the bell out. You need to swivel the bellhousing. It's wider than the frame rails.

If it's a steel version and you think it's heavy, watch the transmission carefully... You may also have to turn the box a bit to clear shifter linkage to tunnel or handbrake bracket! Due to the narrow tunnel you may not get past that.

Steel bellhousing weight 35 lbs, box 110 lbs!

Then you might have to raise the engine, possibly still in its mounts, to get the oil pan out.
If the 3" crossmember happens to be in line with the rear of the engine, forget about it. You can't get to the main bearing. (can't recall, but do remember it's quite close)

If you get stuck you need to take the engine out anyway. By now you lost a lot of time trying.

Also ask Contemporary (CCX) owners. The early ones did not have the bolt-in transmission crossmember. And Kirkham?

Ccx? Kirkham? According to the PP It's an original.

Red flags always go up when someone working on an original comes here for advice.