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I got this wwII GMC COE and its time to do what im gonna do with it, its sitting on tater chip van front suspension now, The timkin split axles /24" 6 lugg buds and transfer case were sold lloooong ago to someone who wanted to roll his own napco kit for his longnose 50 1.5 ton chevy, top speed 47 mph.


I keep thinking maybe put a Dana 60 8 lug from a 1 ton 4x4 and h2 tyres would make a somewhat usabele machine--Iknow they aren't portals, but us yanks have been making good use of them all along. Im using the 292 from forum member Cell 's truck he swapped a 617 into---Cheap Torque--- even more is do-able with a pirated GM computer and the intake modded for port efi, and will have a spicer 3053a from a later Duece-n-ahalf as soon as I sell the 4054d to someone. the affordable avalable -- ideal divorced transfer case is the np205-converted to divorced-I got one sitting in the parts arsenal. This thing has gotta be able to cruise on the hwy however far i need--There are not really any good places to use it in DFW.

adapter plate in middle pic is sae#3 to chevy barnhouse

The original steering arrangement was sold with the axles so i would either have to use a gm saginaw or a ford 48-53 f1 box and some new custom spring hangers--I made a machined plate for a saganaw yrs ago. Frame modulus is close to 3/8 thick on this badboy! plenty of wiggle though.
There was a book called ---GMC the international truck ---and much info about all the ones left in europe for rebuilding the place, one passage said this was the truck the german engeneers were studying when they came up with the mog.

Old classic gone in ashes...feel sad about it

no you are mistaking mine for this Dodge That was in the Julian Ca wildfire yrs ago.