It's not hard to remove. The front LCA's bolt to the subframe so they have to be removed and either brace the engine or remove it (wouldn't be a bad thing to add when doing a swap, I had my engine removed to do some maintenance and change the brake system over to a GS-R setup). Unbolt the steering and the tierods and it's 4 big bolts and it's out (I used an air gun, but they shouldn't be as bad as axle nut bolts).