I have a couple of videos of in and out on my web page. They were made for fun and not meant to be instructional, but you may be able to pick up something from viewing them and the photos.
Strongly suggest removing transmission and hood.
You will need a more specialized lift to come from the front. Side has always worked very well for T.I.T/T.E.E.T (Install/Extraction
).
Best to have another person to help stabilize/crank/roll the lift.
We always have a large group and make a party out of it.