Removing front clip on my "65

[bmur66]

My project truck has been sitting still for about a year now. I bought it as an incomplete build. A couple things derailed my progress. What I found was a broken engine block on one of the starter mounting holes. I mounted a mini starter and it seems to start fine but in the long term I am considering the big block 396 to be junk (after I wasted $ on a nice carb, coated headers, chrome, wires, etc...). It runs good but I will most likely replace it with a small block crate motor or 5.3. Also the top of the frame rails were trimmed to fit big block headers. I am not thrilled with this and want it repaired. Additionally I want to convert to front power disc brakes and replace all of the brake lines with a quality done job.
With all things considered I have decided I need to remove the front clip (doghouse?) motor and tranny so I have access to do things right and the way they should have been done in the first place.
So, I have never removed the front clip on a vehicle before. I will fabricate something in my garage so I can store the hood and front clip safely without hurting the nice paint but I have no clue how to best remove it. Can someone give me some good direction here? I'd sure appreciate it. Thanks