Well I had thought of some ideas like that, but was kinda concerned about the ability to hold things up for long term if needed. But now that you have mentioned your using it, a couple new ideas popped in my head I may have to look at. What kind of pipe did you use, just regular steel pipe?
I guess the major part of removing the tranny is removing the axles, the strut and mount, correct. Did you drop out the cradle too? If so, where do I find those round bushings at the mounting points for the cradle?
I got some how to's on dropping out the tranny and a friend of mine just recently gave me a socket extension that is literally three feet long. 1/2" drive, but three feet long nonetheless. But I assume the major part of dropping out the tranny are the bell housing bolts and then supporting it and getting back up in there, correct?
