[767Jockey]

I'm pulling the 351C from my Contemporary tomorrow. It's got a Ford automatic hanging off the end of it. Should I pull the engine with the transmission on or should I drop the automatic first? If I drop the trans first, what kind of mess is the fluid in the converter going to make? I can't wait to get rid of this slushbox. Throwing it in the trash will be a high water mark in the project so far.

While I'm at it, two more questions - whats the likelihood that I'm going to have to do some welding on the trans mount going from the automatic to the toploader or tremec 600? Is the auto longer or shorter? I have no idea what automatic it is.

Second, when I put things back together, do I slide the engine back in with the trans attached or put it in from underneath later?

Thanks!
Doug