Hi Shon,
I think you probably bought a WC-51 or 52 (WC-52 has a winch in the
front bumper, also has a longer chassis because of the winch).
The WC-51 and 52 are much lower and wider than the 1/2 ton Dodges
(WC-1 to WC-43), the WC-51/52 have T-214 engines, the 1/2 ton
Dodges have T-207,211,215 engines. The engines are not that much
different. The clutch-housing and engine-mounts are not the same on
the 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton Dodges, they also use other carburators,
air-filter and a few other small things. I put a M-37 T-243 engine
in my 1/2 ton WC-12 pick-up, I removed the "T-243" on the engine
and marked it as a T-215, it's very hard to see the difference.
When your Dodge is a WC-51/52, then it is a very early production
one, so you should have 2 the same headlight-guards on either
side and the big black-out-marker-light should be almost on top of
the head-light on the driver side. So, most Dodge T-2?? engines will
fit in your WC you only have to be aware of Canadian Dodge engine's,
they look the same, but they are a bit longer, so they don't fit.
Best Regards,
Auke Dijkstra
Holland-Europe