did you try jacking the engine up a lil bit?
i 4got to mention that i did that.
i put a jack under the engine, loosened up the brackets and jacked it up an inch or two.
but if you try that be very careful, if your jack fails/slips it can be deadly.
i would suggest you have a back-up jack as well and a friend there.
But if you're not comfortable trying that procedure you should just take off the parts thats in your way (if you can put them back on)