thats how i did mine. it realy come in handy when you gotta take it in and half a dozen times. even made a little money when i sold it to a shop for the same purpose.
Great idea, i did the same thing. i bought a "locked up" 5.7 hemi so i could see what was gonna fit and were stuff was gonna go. Using it, i found out my hood will clear the truck hemis high mounted throttlebody. Now i dont have to wait years wondering if this thing is gonna work out.