General and simple instructions for R&R of engine/gearbox are found HERE under "How to Remove a Bugeye Engine"

mounts are easy and cheap - those I would go for

Got the gearbox, seems dang nice to me. Spins freely.
Here's a video.
http://gallery.mac.com/jvandyke#100115
Guy was great, just starting back in on a project to create a Sebring Midget. Cool. Has the flip front and hardtop done on the shell, starting in on making his own rollup side windows.
85hp 1275 sitting close at the ready

BTW
Got my turn signal indicator working.
Got my brake lights workin (leads had fallen off the switch).
Looking through schematic now for leads on why no lights.
I can't figure out the fusebox deal. I'll get a picture.

Guess I'll update on this thread anyway.
Engine out, old gearbox pulled, inspection plate off nothing blatantly obvious but turning the input shaft by hand and shifting gears reveals that even though the fork pushes onto 4th gear, nothing engages, input shaft spinning merrily, output nada. If I spin the output shaft the gears move up until the point where 4th is. Once it did grab and 4th worked (in fact, during the last drive I got in 4th twice but later could not again). Difference between off the engine on is before, when on I couldn't even get the stick down where 4th should be, now off I can get the stick there but nothing catches (9 times out of 10).
Small piece of metal shaving sticking out from under the brass slider fork thing. No other chunks in the case but there was another when I drained it before the pull. So not sure what's up with it, doesn't matter, replacement box on it's way in.
Just trying to decide how many other things to disturb. Release bearing, clutch plate, pressure plate......don't know. Probably down right silly not to keep digging and at least inspect the clutch plate, no?

At the least replace the throwout bearing.

Heh - search through this forum for all the times people have pulled it all out, fixed it all up, put it all back in again just to find out they need to rinse & repeat.

I would want to be sure of everything before installation.

How's this clutch disc look? Might be a bit before the picture link works, lousy servers.

No no. just load the pic here. Basils server is pleanty fast.

Go to full screan reply and see the add file thing at bottom. Make sure the file is JPG and small enough to load.

Thought I'd better recap this thread. Car is back on the road (needs slave cylinder rebuild so I'm not driving it yet).
But gearbox swap done successfully, so yes anyone can do it.
Thanks guys for supporting me through it.
http://gallery.mac.com/jvandyke#100146

Fantastic, a job well done.

Even painted the engine. Very nice!

Paul