So one thing is that you only have the engine supported on one point of one side of the engine. If you don't have a lift on that when you drop the subframe, it'll twist and likely just break something and come down on you and cause more issues. You need to hook the engine hoist up to both the front and rear loops to correctly support the engine. Those transmission bolts on the bracket don't have to come out, in fact, the whole engine will try to tip if you do so watch your hands! Not sure why you disconnected the strut knuckles that was more work that you needed. If you were using the method to drop the subframe, the struts actually keep the cradle and engine and everything from dropping directly on the ground, but since you've disconnected them, you don't want to do this method. You'll want to hope the junkyard cuts the exhaust pretty close to the rear manifold or you'll have to deal with that. Probably easiest method from here is to either remove them as one unit, or to remove just the engine, then the transmission. If you already have the torque converter bolts out and all the bellhousing bolts and brace from the engine to transmission out, leave the bolts on the transmission to the driver's side mount on unless you want the transmission to fall out the bottom on you, then pull the engine and stuff out of the way, set aside, then do the same with the transmission. Make sure you disconnect those transmission lines or cut them at some point. It's not like a recommend re-using the connectors anyhow though. Let us know if you have any other issues!
