1.0 Fiesta ecoboost downpipe

[Greyhurst]

Hiya recently did my downpipe on the fiesta 2016 1.0 ecoboost, undoing all the bolts wasnt too bad however it was a massive pain to physically get out of the vehicle, we lifted and twisted out the top of the engine bay but were rubbing on an AC line and it wasnt great. Anyone with experience done this before and found a better way to put it in and out?  Would be greatly appreciated, when trying to go down we were hitting the gearbox is there an easy part to remove to make it easier?

[iantt]

easier to remove aux belt, unbolt aircon leaving pipes still connected and cable tie out the way , also unbolt the electric water pump off radiator, leaving it hanging on pipes.