A much better photograph of the current state.
I'll spend my "9/80" day off tomorrow getting meticulous about fastener torque, wire routing and installing my new oil cooler, front and rear main seals, AOS, flywheel, clutch, etc.
I'm pondering bolting the engine and transmission together and lifting them up inside as one unit. My cross member is already off and it seems like (given a proper lift mechanism) that it would be a bit less fiddly.