I didn't have much on the engine and it was easy. I got some good advice from Charlie Bolinger (ERA #664) and left off the canton T-pan, in fact I left off the
oil pump and pickup and windage tray too. They were easy enough to install later, use "Right Stuff". I also did not have the bell housing on. I did have the water pump, alternator and fuel pump on. I took the valve covers off so the chains for the load leveler wouldn't booger them up. To solve the reach problem I went over the fender as seen in this pic from the mockup stage.
Good luck, Chuck