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June 27, 2008 update: Been busy and broke, but I'm pecking away at it. I've moved the firewall back 6" adjacent to the steering column to make room for the engine mounted air compressor for onboard air. Don't do it- it's not worth the effort.

Last night I finished installing the shift kit in the Allison 1000 and I also installed the super heavy duty output shaft housing from Suncoast so the transfer case won't break off the back of the tranny. I bought a rebuilt transfer case that is the same as my stock 273F, but it has the correct input spline (manual tranny) to match the Allison automatic. It also has the reluctor wheel installed in the tail shaft so the tranny will get the right output speed signal in 4 high and 4 low. The Suncoast housing is drilled to match the 273F at the correct angle for the Excursion.

Today I went to the wrecking yard and got the pigtail for the go pedal, necessary for the 2005 cummins ECM to operate. I won't have to bell crank the TPS that way. However, I'm striking out so far in locating a wiring harness for the Allison. Been to the dealer, wrecking yards and Allison, but nobody has one. Not sure what to do at this point. St.Clair Technologies builds the factory harnesses but I'm not sure if they will sell just one.

I'm going to test fit everything this weekend and deal with the mounts. I still need a bunch of small stuff to get it running, but at least I'll have it out of the garage...I hope.