The engine doenst have to come out at all. All you have to do is support the engine while you drop the transmission. If you dont have a engine hoist you'll need at least two other people to hold up the trans and help you align the bolt holes.
Cost for me was free lol i did it myself but a new clutch is not going to cost you $300. I paid like $80 something bucks for mine. The labor is whats going to cost you. I think its about a $1,000 at the delership, just labor.
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I´d be willing to help the both of you out with the oil pan gasket and the SS kit but i am in Bolivia till the 25th so it would have to wait till then, sorry.
68wmcs Get new studs for your exhaust. I bent and snapped them when i changed mine out.