Well I did it. I got the damn thing fitted all by myself.
With the help of a trolley jack, a sizzors jack, several bits of wood, a sheet of cardboard to slide the trans under the car on, and lots of swearing, I managed to get the trans bolted up in about an hour and a half.
If I could have got the trans under the car while on the jack it would have taken just a half hour. An hour was spent just lifting the sucker onto the jack under the car with very little room.
It was dark for the last half hour too. Glad i did it though. It means i am well on my way to getting it going again.
I even remembered to fit the torque converter first this time!