At the time of the initial post, I was in the process of removing the left side (passenger) cover. Ran into a brick wall on that side and then came in to post thread before looking at the right side. After posting, I went out to tackle at least the bolts/studs on the right side. That one came off fairly easily, didn't have to mess with the brake booster or wiper cowl, just had to disconnect and remove the wiring harnesses and move them into the valley. From there, just grab the thing on both ends and rotate the cover toward the valley......plenty of clearance. The left side is another story. I've tried rotating, wiggling, and finagling every which way I could think of, but not even close to getting it off. Now when you say 'remove the HVAC stuff', does that mean evacuating the system and then disconnecting portions of it to move out of the way? What's in the way seems to be the plastic cover over the HVAC portion that passes through the firewall (evaporator?). I think if I could get the motor up about another 3" on this side that that would solve the clearance issue. What do I have to do to be able to jack the engine up on that side? Thanks again for all of your help.