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It has been so long since my conversion I forgot the distributor shaft length difference. Now that you mention it, I recall hacksawing the shaft and making it the right length by silver soldering a steel tube to make the correct length. Don't remember if I had to lengthen or shorten the shaft...

I assume the photos are of the engine you found for a possible replacement. It appears that engine has the military intake manifold with fording attachments. Should have a place for the air cleaner elbow support to bolt. If it does it might be the Canadian engine. Measure your M37 engine and...

Chrysler industrial engines use the same bell housing bolt pattern. Canadian M37's were stock with the longer engine. Radiator mounts differently and cowling sheet metal is different. Install offset shaft oil pump to match military distributor. Conversion to longer engine requires front motor...

OK, one of the differences between the military engines and civilian is the oil fill tube. The stock M37 engines had two studs on a machined boss where the oil fill tube mounts. Civilian engines have a press fit tube that pushes into the block and the area around where it mounts is not machined...