rbs56, I think with a little head scratching and a tape measure you can figure out a work around. You my need to notch the MII crossmember (it's done all the time) or as mick53 suggests modify the oil pan and pickup tube. Both are very doable, with enough research I'm sure you will find someone who has completed this before.
Now a note on why everyone is so against cutting your truck. I don't think anyone is outright against it but doing it correctly and SAFELY is the key point. We all have heard stories about how bad a frame or brake system was butchered, the fear is that another truck will wind up like this. I am currently living the nightmare of undoing some of the very things we are talking about, suspension, brakes, crossmembers and wiring. It really does take the fun out of working on a project when all you do is fix someone else's bad work. (this project is for my BIL, I would not have purchased this truck as soon as I looked under it)
I considered a MII swap and even a subframe clip for my 59', the deciding factor for me was my own abilities. At the time I didn't have the skill set and since then I have learned a lot, would I do it now "YES", but I have so much invested in the parts I have now that it makes no sense.
I say go for it and let everyone else drool, a 6 in a Task Force with a MII IFS, very COOL.
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