I used the bucket of my backhoe to set my engine/tranny/transfer case back in my sub after the frame swap from PO's meeting with a tree after tipping the bottle.
Since you have lines, just order a b&m cooler, you can get it in the same size as your factory cooler, but get it with 1/2" npt female fittings instead of the funky metric with oring seal the oem uses.
I take the outer tie rod ends off the knuckles, then zip the 3 idler arm bracket bolts out, torch off the end of the pitman closest to the center link (It was giving me trouble, so out came the hot wrench) Then pop out the 3 bolts on the steering box, rotate 90 degrees, then the pitman arm...
Had that happen some years ago on a 97 Lesabre, ended up being the contact pad in the steering wheel.
Was awakened by the neighbors banging on my door, the car was in the garage.
Yeah, definetly change that crossover with those bolts so easily accessible. Mine was major micro surgery with the torch to get those out, at the expense of an oil filter in the way of the flame.