TBH I don't think this would be a vehicle someone should do for a first attempt at dong one with no experience. It's quite involved, and that's only me looking at it from underneath.
My go to would be an Engine Support Bar from above and like you said remove the K-frame to lower it onto a trolley. Jeez that'll be a lot of work looking at it.
Here's a vid on a manual trans alone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU8mvOwxVZI