Thanks for the tip, but that is definitely a "been there done that" situation for me. The last time I managed to only get the motor up far enough to get the oil pan off, but it was still a right PITA dealing w/ the damn oil chain...

I need to inspect further and see if there's enough rail damage that I feel I need to pull it out to get to the lower ones or just feed it in through the top.

I'll keep everyone posted.

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Currently:
1972 350SL Euro 4spd
1973 BMW R75/5
1981 BMW R80GS
1995 FZJ80 with OM606 Conversion In Progress