[waltreiss]

Hopefully I've attached the pictures correctly...
For the disclaimer, I haven't got this thing cranked yet, so I'm certainly not claiming victory until that happens!
For those who might save some time and effort from what I've learned so far, here are a couple points I've collected:
1. If you're changing the cam, make sure you've got the right type of distributor gear installed. The MSD setup comes with the cast iron gear which must be changed for a bronze gear if you're not interested in having to do another engine re-build soon after the first!
2. As far as I can tell, there is no possible way to install the headers with the engine sitting on the motor mounts. Too much geometry going on there and clearances are super-tight, hence my original post.
3. Although it was a difficult process, I think putting the engine and transmission into the engine bay as an assembly is the way to go. I thought clearance would be an issue with the bar connecting the Pitman arm to the idler arm, but it wasn't.
4. If you can put the curved support beam under the transmission bell housing in position as the engine/transmission assembly goes in, it will save you some grinding. Once those header outputs are in place, you can't get that support beam in without some work and a big hammer.
5. I had to grind some metal from the driver's-side diagonal support underneath the car to clear the headers. Not too big a deal.

Walt