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a texta is a marker, pen, whatever you want to draw lines on stuff with really. It will save you headaches if you can put the hood back the way it was.
I'm no expert myself, so get advice from more people than me, particularly on all the safety stuff. I've had engine mounts collapse on a '68 Holden ute while I was removing it's exhaust in the yard, fortunately I had the sense to not be under it. Scrapyards can be dangerous places. Don't go dropping cars or engines on yourself.
I've never done a whole engine swap on my own, just helped out with other people's, so I've got some idea how it's going to happen. My Grandpa had an engine winch permanantly installed in the roof of his shed, and could take one of his work trucks off the road on Friday afternoon, and have it back on the road on monday morning with a new motor. I've got a long way to go before I'm confident enough to do that on my own.
Anyway, I'm passing on what I know, there are plenty here who know more than me.
As for tools, you should be able to do it with common hand tools, following the directions in a Haynes or Bentley manual. The only specialist tool would be the engine winch, and some kind of trolley to get it out of there with, it's going to be pretty heavy.
The yard I use at home has a winch that they'll let you use if you want to pull an engine, and you really want to have a friend with you who's done this before. See what the deal is at your local salvage yard, it sounds like some of them will pull it out for you and even help you load it.
Do you have a friend who's into engines to give you a hand, because this is going to be a seriously steep learning curve.
Just remember to remove everything attached to the motor, or which might possibly be in the way. That includes body panels like the radiator support.
Anyway, have a read through the Haynes instructions and see whether you think you can do it. And find a really patient friend who loves cars.
Good luck.
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