an update for anyone that would like to know..... there is no way in heck that you can get a jack on the engine mounts to lift the engine but with the oil pan dropped I was able to but a block of wood on each side of the bottom of the block (at a light angle) and jack the engine enough to slide the pan out.

I was not able to get the engine lift back in the last couple days so I figured I would give it a try. It worked out fine but I am hoping I have the lift so I can use that instead when I get ready to put the pan back on.