Thanks Adrian, I'll keep that in mind. Hopefully the AT will work out for me.

A little bit of an update: I haven't dealt with the transmission crossmember yet but I did take care of the PS and AC hoses. Turns out that my original hoses all work with the PS pump and AC compressor that came with the motor.

The one bit of fabrication I had to do was cut the steel pressure line on my Trooper and then re-flare it as the PS pump is on the opposite side as my original was. Not bad, no hoses had to be fabricated.

I also measured the front driveshaft that came with the diesel and it appears to be the proper length. So, maybe another easy step in this process. I have to take care of the crossmember to be 100% sure, but it really looks good.

For my brake lines, I pulled them to the side of where my exhaust down pipe will need to be. (remember I had some interference issues with them). Question: How far do I need brake lines to be from the exhaust manifold. 4 inches, 6 inches, more? I'm trying to figure out if I can bend these out of the way in place or if I need to make whole new ones (providing me with lots of clearance). I just don't know how much heat to expect from it.

I finally opened the box of stuff that came with the motor. The box was probably a 3foot cube. It was almost all the wiring harness and computers from the donor vehicle. There is a lot of wire there. They really included everything from the donor - I'm impressed. I've set it aside for now though. The electrical will be my last piece of this puzzle.

That's it for this week. I'm working on my mock-ups of my transmission brackets. Hopefully I'll be able to have them welded up this weekend.

Paul