Pulling engine from 105 GT Chassis

["jkb83" <jkb83@domain.elided>]

I recently pulled the 1300 engine out of my 67 GT Junior.  I followed the 105 
factory manual instructions for removing the engine/transmission together.

I eventually realized (with advice from the digest) that the lever for the 
clutch was in the way.  I could not remove the lever, so I removed the entire 
pedal box.

I managed to get the engine out, but found that the flywheel/ring gear did not 
clear the center steering link (long steel tube), without some bending.  Also, I 
found that there was not enough side to side clearance, because the oil filter 
canister hit the battery tray while the cold air box was up against the 
firewall.

Am I doing something wrong?  Should I remove the center steering link? oil 
filter housing? cold air box? and carbs?

TIA,

John Basel
Bolton, MA, USA
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