Check your motor mounts first. I had a problem the very first time I've tried re-installing my engine and found I had the motor mounts backwards which pushed the whole engine/trans assembly about an inch. At first I thought it was my trans mounts as I could almost clear the tabs if I removed the shims but it would not go in.
Good luck
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