1981 240d parts car gutting

[ASteele]

Hey everyone me and my buddies are getting together and have a parts car we are going to gut and I wanted some advice on the removal of the engine. I plan to print out the checklist ************** has created for removing the engine and transmission together, however, I was wondering since I manual swapped my other 240d should I just pull the transmission first and then the engine because we do not have a load leveler for our engine stand to pull both the engine and transmission as one. Thoughts appreciated!