[MrMagoo]

Guys, I did manage to get them off, and no, I did not have to resort to firearms, just heat and my puny body. The wrench I was using was a little short, getting one two or three inches longer helped. I have gotten some feedback that says use blue loctite instead of red, others say that the red loctite worked the way it was supposed to. My lesson learned is that even with heat, it takes considerable force (all you have) to undo these bolts since you are fighting the red loctite and the original torque force as well. As one commenter noted, at least your driveshaft bolts never came undone.

My motor is out now. I can now see why guys like Cashburn say that removable tranny tunnels are nice. I had to take the complete shifter unit out of the tranny to move the motor/tranny far enough forward to get the driveshaft removed. The rear of the car doesnt have enough room for moving the shaft backwards. And then , because the shaft is still attached, you can only drop the tailshaft of the tranny down a little. Then you reach up and around to remove the shifter bolts. A larger hole for the shifter might have made that an easier process.