Easily? No but it is do-able. Takes a bit of finagling and a fair amount of cursing. Mostly of the, "Who the #@!* designed this Mickey Mouse set-up" and the "WTF was I thinking when I decided to do this" variety.
One of the A/C mounting bolts passes THROUGH the water pump. You'd need to replace the bolt with a shorter one. Depending on who made the mount bracket you might need to remove the alternator and swivel bracket.
While you have it apart, replace ALL the hoses, including the short by-pass. Don't be surprised if the thermostat/ lower hose connection has corroded away. Pretty common.
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