My notes, ( for future readers of this thread) on engine removal
1) front diff does not have to come out
2) power steering pump can be removed from its bracket, and carefully hung on bolt where the air filter box was, with hoses attached. ( yeah, go ahead and take filter box out and give yourself some room)
3) AC compressor can be removed from bracket, and hung in a similar way as PS pump with hoses attached. It will only move a little, so pull it forward, towards the front, and then hang it so it stays there.
4) exhaust needs disconnected from the exhaust manifold. So this means the whole exhaust needs to be moved back by I bolting all the joints, and hanging it from the undercarriage. You actually need to remove the whole driver side exhaust pipe if you want to remove the starter easier.
5) unbolt the flywheel from the tourqe converter.
6) all of this is done with the front tires removed! Gives you much better access to actually SEEING things, as well as reaching things.
7) tag and bag EVERYTHING!!! I made little tags out of a thin Teflon type cutting board sheet cut into little rectangles. Then I punched a hole in one end of the tag. This allowed a nice surface for writing with a sharpie, and the hole allowed a zip tie to be used to hold the tag to the wire, part, or whatever.
8) take videos of everything as you take it apart. If you tag something, and then video it, make a note on the tag that there is a video! That way you will know!

Anyway, got carried away with my list. Basically, after all of the above is done, and you tag and remove the wiring harness, just unbolt the bolts that hold the transmission to the engine (NOTE WHERE THE DIFFERENT SIZED BOLTS GO) you will be able to lift the engine out of the bay. I did remove the upper plenum, and the valve covers to provide some extra clearance. I also was missing my engine lift point on the drivers side head, so I used the bolt holes where the intake bolts into to hang my chain.

I will edit this if I think of anything else. Hope this helps someone in the future!