I got the engine out today. I was so glad that the Lexus engineers decided to make the upper core support removable. That made my job so much easier. I also got all the engine compartment wiring removed. Here's the mess of wires that were removed:
I think I underestimated how much weight there is in the wiring harness and various computers/sensors. The wiring just from the engine compartment probably weighs a good 50 lbs.
Here's the engine compartment with the engine out and harness removed:
