Pulling the engine on a 83 FC

[bluebird3208]

I have finally decided to fix the head leak on my otherwise cherry 83
FC . Pulling the heads on one of these does not look like any fun at
all. I am considering pulling the whole engine so that if I find that
the problem on the rebuilt engine is more than a simple gasket, I will
have the option of changing out the engine. Has anyone pulled the
engine before, if so how did you go about it, and what all had to be
removed to get it out. I have tryed to find an acceptable engine to
replace the 3208, but have not found anything that will reasonably fit
and give me more horsepower. If there is an option I am willing to
give it a go, but I do not want to reinvent the wheel.

Jim Hutchings
83 FCRB
Yorba Linda, CA