The result of todays morning in the garage.  The V6 in Dutch has been purchased locally, and will go into a CJ3B being built by a 17 year old guy and his dad.  Dad has a nice early 80’s CJ5.  With the motor sold, we’re free to take Dutch down past a running state.

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A fellow member of the EarlyCJ5 board asked the following question - a valid one that deserves repeating here:

Why did you decide to go the 4.3 and the 700R4 route with the SS Dutch, instead of rebuilding what you have and adding a TH400 behind the ol’ Dauntless? Not that there is anything wrong with that, but It just seems like a lot of fabbing and such to gain a few HP, when there is a setup that will basically bolt in and cost a lot less $$.

Coupla reasons. Neither of them HP related - actually since the 4.3 and the CJ6 will be heavier I’m not really sure what to expect in terms of seat of the pants performance differences going this route.

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With some help from my kids and another EarlyCJ5.com member the gas tank and rear bumper are removed from Dutch.

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Last night I got the rear fender flares, rear corner guards and tire carrier removed. 

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Removed today:

Hood Hinges
Tailgate Chains
Tailgate
Rear Seat
Passenger Seat Bracket
Air Compressor
Tailights
Front Bumper
Side Mirror
V6 Badges
Most of the bolts holding the rear corner guards on.

Modern art, anyone?  I had radically modified this front clip in order to mount it to non-lifted Dutch.  Between the mods and the rollover damage there were no bites when trying to sell it.  Plan B?  Turn it into modern art - by cutting off the leading edge of it with the intent of turning it into a wall hanging.

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