Oh yeah go inside the car and pop out the rubber boot on the firewall, you might rip it. I just looked at your pics again and you did forget the to unbolt the a/c dryer, you're stressing the a/c lines etc. Just for clarification you leave the strut bolted to the hub on the drivers side, you only want to diconnect the ball joint from the hub. Can't tell from the pics but you also need to pop out the tie rod on the drivers side.
If you get frustrated go and take a 10 min break, these cars suck to work on 
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