Brandon240sx

Went to install my 5 speed tranny the other night. Finally finishing up my auto to 5 speed swap. I first had a problem getting the tranny up into place because of the shifter so I removed the shifter. Got the tranny up and ready to go in. I believe the spline is in, but there’s still a good 3 inches of space between the tranny and motor. The tranny will not budge. No amount of twisting pushing shoving up down left right sideways is making this thing move. My next move was to jack up the front of the motor and spin the spline as I try to install it. Anyone have any tips on how to get this thing in?