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Well, over the winter we "did the deed" and swapped out the old M43 frame. I rounded up the necessary parts, donor truck, wiring harness, shift kit and so on. I had two knowlegable mechanic friends do the dirty work during the slow snowy months. It came out pretty dang good, drives well, and...

Thanks for your reply. I'm leaning heavily toward swapping the body of the M43 onto the GMC 2500's frame. If we can't get the measurements to come out, I'll look at going the other way into the M43.

T Thanks for your reply. I studied several other LS 6.0 conversions done on M37/43s available on youTube and such, and I have pretty much come to the same conclusion as you suggest. Both methods are a major headache, but trying to refit the M37/43 frame with a modern drivetrain (even just...

Ah, the first reply is from one of the high priests of the Pentecostal HMV Church. (just kidding, but you used the word sacrilege) It's ok - I have faithfully (painfully) restored a 1945 DUKW, a 1942 WC-56, and am still working on two GPWs. My dues have been paid to the hobby in time...

I have a 1953 M43. I would like to put a bigger engine and disc brakes in it for long-distrance highway driving. I have a donor 2006 GMC 2500 stretch cab pickup w/ 6.0 vortec& 4L80E auto trans. I have completed the restoration on the M43 & repainted with crosses and correct numbers, etc. 1...