How to remove the starter?

1994 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer mileage: 78,000. I am trying to replace a bad starter. My father and I are not novice automobile people. However, for the life of us we cannot get the starter out of the little cubby hole the engineers left to get to the starter. Is there a trick we are missing? Do we need to remove something else to get it free? Keep in mind this is a small opening. Moreover, we only need about another 1/4" to get it free.