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Well, a call to Ken and Jeremy and I had the answers I needed to solve my firm steering issue. The steering pump had air in the lines and by jacking up the front differential and turning the wheel left and right without the engine running removed the air pockets. Afterwards, I fabricated a stainless steel bracket to mount the coolant reservoir to the fan shroud. I then took it out for its first shake down run. I will describe it as "Awesome." I know it wasn't pulling a trailer or anything but it ran great and as for the 4L80E, it shifted so smooth that I was worried it wasn't shifting but the engine wasn't revved up. It seemed like an ATV with a CVT transmission.

Here are some pictures of the coolant reservoir, hole for the transfer case shifter and the Lokar transmission dipstick that I needed due to its flexibility.