Hey, I've been THERE and done that.............normally you need an out-of-town consultant to do it best, lol. Be sure they're carrying a briefcase, and it really works best if they're multi-tasking.
As for the engine, it is amazing how heavy these things are. Would you believe I personally moved two fully marinized 427 motors and transmissions out of a box truck and into my shop? I did it the same way the Egyptians built the pyramids, one quarter inch at a time.
Good luck on the rebuild. I noticed someone said to be sure you have the shop fix the breakage point in the block, and that's a very good (excellent) tip. Charles Fouquet, as you may recall, rebuilt his nicely detailed 427 motor and installed it in the boat, only to find he was getting oil in the coolant system. This is a rather common issue with the FE series, and I'm told the machine shops generally fix this whether they need to or not, just to be sure they don't get a callback. It involved drilling the pressure passage that feeds oil to the upper cylinder head from the block (one on each cylinder head) and reaming it out, and inserting a section of tube made up from a 289 Ford pushrod or other suitable tube, and this tube is about an inch and a bit long, and it is driven into the enlarged hole and set with permatex. It takes them only minutes in the shop to do this, and the shop I visited had a box of the pre cut tubes sitting around. I understand they do this on more than just the Ford motors, actually I think they do it on the small block Chevy too. If you need details, you can find them here
http://www.network54.com/Forum/424840/message/1197167854
The specific repair bulletin is located here
http://www.network54.com/Forum/424840/message/1197195252
Regards,
Paul