Bill, I’m guessing by lashup. You mean can you mix and match Kadee’s and Lionel’s coil couplers as far as engines. If you stay with the older 805 coupler you should be fine in mating with a coil coupler. You just have to make sure you mount the coupler to the truck itself so that it pivots with it. I’ve made brackets out of 3/4 wide brass stock. Basically you remove the coil coupler. The bracket I make is tapped for I believe a #8 threaded screw. You adjust the bracket for height as needed. Then thread the screw up through the bottom. The one shown below is for an 0-8-0 steam switcher. The concept is the same for a diesel.
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