changing out oil pan while in car- done it?

Just got into my new shop, still trying to find my *** with both hands. I figured I would pull it, just thought to myself and said "geez, what if I don't need to pull it, better check it out"- I started on it yesterday and got a lot pulled. It sat for so long, everytime I pull off a bolt I am afraid of stripping, breaking or messing something up that will take me a couple weeks to get ordered and in. Going to hammer away on it Wednesday and see if I can knock it out in one day. Painted the new-ish- oil pan yesterday, have valve cover and oil pan gaskets in, so goign to try to button it up real tight for a new leak swap when it's back in.