On a diesel, you have a bit more to do. The clearance between the bolts that hold the rectangular cover on the top of the trans may interfere with the fuel tank, so the holes in the cover may need to be countersunk, and you'll want to use allen-head countersunk bolts there instead of normal hex-head bolts. If you want a dipstick, you'll have to do some machining to get that in there.
If you're going to go through the trouble of doing this, I'd put the aluminum rear's carrier in there. You can swap ring gears so you don't have to disturb the pinion shaft, which is the worst part of the job when doing this to a super. Just set the preload with the ring gear off, then install it and move the shims around so you get the proper contact pattern and backlash.
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