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Well after 2 failed attempts to synchronize schedules with Terry B, I gave up. Build was getting too far behind. Ms Kathy and I went out this morning and I rigged up a way to sit on a rolling office chair and put the low lift transmission jack on the rolling cabinet I put together a couple of weeks ago. The 700r4 was already slung under the truck in the general location it needed to be. I sat on the chair while Ms Kathy lowered the lift to my working height (don't try this at home) using each safety stop to check my surroundings and the placement of the jack. Finally when the position was right, I pushed and wiggled the transmission into place. Ms Kathy would reach in behind the tires to feel the alignment pins and finally it moved in enough to get two long bolts into place. This stabilized it enough for me to feel comfortable wiggling and pushing harder. Got it in far enough to get two of the regular bolts into place. Then began rotating tightening each side until I could remove the long bolts and replace them with the proper bolts. Four bolts in and tightened down and the rear of the transmission supported on a crossmember. Began to heat up and Ms Kathy's COPD was bothering her, so we cleaned up and called it a day. Finally some significant progress to report. 🛠