i was bout to put my motor in, was getting it all situated, just had to bolt on the slave cylinder, went to bolt it on, lotsa DOT3 fluid on my hand.... the seals in the slave cylinder are bad, so i can't put my motor in till i replace the slave cylinder since its such a pain to get back there with everything in place.... so close yet so far

 

No way! Those things are a breeze to get in with everything in place. All you need is a 2ft extension and one limber arm.

 

Yeah, its really NOT that hard, especially if you have the rats nest and associated things removed from the motor.

 

i have everything assembled, including the oil cooler/oil filter

 

I believe I used a + or - 3" extension rod and pivoting socket joint (what is that socket part called?). I guess I am still not ready for prime time Tool Time Tim time since I forget the names of tool parts. It is not hard to get to the 2 bolts with those two parts.