340 and A833 install questions

For me, taking the hood off is a piece of cake, and I would NOT try to drop the engine in with the hood still installed; criminy it's just four bolts! What to do with it after I get it off by myself, well, that has to be planned out beforehand, lol.
Removing the K is only slightly more detailed.
My A833 has an alloy case so it practically floats into place. I use line-up studs so I don't have to hang the trans on the clutch. Just make sure the trans is in fourth gear, and that you can turn the output shaft to line the input splines up. For that, I have a spare output yoke. Oh yeah, before you install the RH pin, make sure you can get it out after the trans is up. One time I used a too-long pin and it was captured, lol, PITA that was, cuz at that time the case was still iron ..............

After the engine is secured on the mounts, I have a 2x2 stick I straddle the T-bars with and I shim up to the oilpan or whatever is convenient, so I can remove the Chain-hoist (I don't have a cherry-picker). Then in goes the 4-speed, then I use a jack to get the tail roughly into position. Then I dangle the headers on the two end studs, then put the trans mount in place. After that the rest is plug and play.
I leave the steering alone, except sometimes I undo the Idler arm for wiggle room with my Roadrace oilpan. Since I have a pitman-arm puller, sometimes I pull that too.
I do it from the top because, I can roll the car back and forth to help get the engine in. Yeah I know a picker has wheels, but I don't have one, and if I did, the cement floor is not always pristine. Besides that handicap, the car just rolls oh-so-much easier, especially if I am up on the fenders pushing and pulling.

A long time ago, I built a real nice cradle and installed the engine/trans from the bottom. Once was enough for me.