Hey Jayson
From my exp in taking out engines its probably easier to take it out from the top.
take off the ex manifold and turbos, undo the fmic piping, take out radiator, undo the aircon pump, take out the coil packs or wiring, undo the gearbox, undo the engine mounts then lift it out.
anything ive missed?
also jayson how easy is it to strip down a motor as ill be doing this on the rb30 block i have