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Message: [QUOTE="me2, post: 344253, member: 3825"] Thanks for the support, guys. I've got a busy week ahead of me. I got my TIG torch torn down. No big deal to get it working again, just need to find some hose and maybe a few parts. I got most of the CAD stuff done. I need to hear some feedback from an expert on my plans for the flex plate before I send the transmission adapter plate drawings off to be cut. I have a laundry list of things to do on our 5er before the weekend, which for me starts Thursday night. It was stolen last fall and damaged in the pin box area. I need to install a replacement pin box and do some inspections. I'm also installing power jacks on the back. I'm visiting my dad on Father's day and pulling CAN Bus data from his 2011 F350, empty and while pulling his 5er. I need to update a few things on my software tools before I go. Here are my plans going forward. I'm waiting to pull the 6.7 apart until I get the starter and turbo placement stuff worked out and that is waiting on feedback on the flex plate plan I have. If the flex plate works out like I think it will, there is nothing more to figure out. If there is an issue with my flex plate plan, then I'll need to change a few things. As soon as I hear about that, I'll finalize the transmission adapter drawing and send that off. Then I'll put together the exhaust manifold, leaving the HE351 mount only tacked so that I can alter it a bit once its in the truck and I can identify any clearance issues for real. Ditto for the S475 mount. Then I'll tear apart the 6.7 and do the rods and headstuds and plugs and paint. Then I'll bolt the engine and transmission together. I also need to test some electronics and dive into the 4x4 Control Module and see how it plays with the 6.7 transfer case. (The 6.4 transfer case is NOT a direct bolt on to the 6R140) In the mean time, I'll be playing and testing the CAN Intercepter box (goes between the Ford ECM and the HS CAN bus), the Cummins 6.7 adapter box (goes between the HS CAN bus and the 6.7 ECM) and the 6R140 adapter box (goes between the HS CAN bus and the 6R140). Then its time to pull the 6.4 out and see if it all works. I'm a bit &*^%$ that all this is happening in JUNE instead of APRIL. There were some holdups with parts and info back in March that screwed things up. Looking back, I should have handled things a bit differently. If I can give anyone advice about doing a swap, its to allow yourself LOTS of time to gather parts and info and do as much as you can before you pull the engine from the recipient truck. I call this the homework phase of a swap. Time just flies by when you are waiting for info or parts for some obscure piece of a swap. And it only takes a few such pieces to mess up the timeline. I'm happy my F350 hasn't been in pieces all this while. Before anyone starts asking questions about some of the stuff that I mentioned in my list, I'll talk about it in more detail as I work on it. [/QUOTE]