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Register over at G503.com, and post your questions in the 1/2 to 2 Ton forum(link below), lots of WWII Dodge experts there. I'm at work, and can't view your photos, but I might not be too concerned with the pitted PTO gears, if you can't find a better PTO. Winch PTOs on restored trucks usually...

I think the British also did this, not sure about the Aussies.

A guy that served in Korea said they would run the tank engine up to operating temperature right before bedtime, and then sack out on the deck above the warm engine.

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I think the bulge/hump between the seats might be a steel pot(helmet). That way you know the seller is not lying to you. It has to be an authentic military jeep if there is still a helmet in it.

I'm no SAE mechanic, and I didn't go back and reread the entire thread, but the backfiring sounds like it could be a bad Condenser in the distributor. Breaker type ignition components available these days are often junk right out of the box. An entire batch from the same manufacturer could be...

1 1/2-ton WC62, WC63 were 2-speed, 3/4-tons (WC51, etc) used single speed transfer cases.

If 1" square tubing fits, weld a piece of 1" steel square tubing to an old socket, and your ready to go.

Don, You need to watch the movie: The Wages of Fear, if you have not already seen it. You should be able to find it with English sub-titles.

If you have the funds and storage, then definitely. I usually have at least one parts vehicle for anything I'm driving. You might be amazed at how many times you will remove parts from them, that you would have to purchase, and wait for their arrival otherwise. I will qualify my statements by...

I vote for you to start a build thread if you attempt this endeavor.

Where is the sump on the oil pan? Car applications usually had a center sump, pickup trucks had rear sumps, and if my memory is correct, 1960's 2-wheel drive pickups with the straight axle had front sumps. Someone used to sell a kit to put a 318 into an M37, and I'm sure the blocks weren't...

Page 339 of the manual appears to be page 336 of the PDF. Spacer, 13/32" I.D., 1" O.D., 5/8" long (spare gasoline can bracket). Sorry for any confusion.

Video description from the YouTube page: M37 Dodge Truck comes into the wire during a Vietnam War reenactment 2004

Page 339 of the SNL in the following link has the part numbers, and dimensions of the spacers. http://www.pedros.cz/M38A1/ORD_SNL_G-758.pdf

You may also want to try HMVF (Historic Military Vehicle Forum), a lot of Brits over there. It has surely been done somewhere.

Does anyone remember, or know where to find the thread(s) from years back when some of the DMV's were refusing 1008's (if my memory is right) for the same reason? There was a cover letter from a Gov't official relating that the U.S. Gov't exemption to FMVSS followed the trucks into civilian...

I don't think they were invented until after the war.

I would like to know also.