Dutch finally looks like a classic 60’s era Jeep with the rollcage removed.  Too bad you really can’t drive these things safely without a rollcage.  They sure look neat this way!

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Now you can see why I had the diamond plate rockers - this is what they covered up!  Since the softtop and rocker guards are up on eBay I figured I better get them removed today.  Also removed the CB, radio, passenger seat, and carpet up front. The sheet metal that’s been added into the floors in Dutch has been pop-riveted in, so hopefully it will be salvageable for SSDutch.

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This was our first take on an SSDutch project, a 1958 CJ6.

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Did you know Dutch is a big faker?  You look at the pictures on this site and get an image of a showroom-ready Jeep.  Truth is, he’s hiding a soft underbelly under that shiny red paint - his tub is slowly falling apart, the bondo work that dad did 20 years ago just isn’t holding anymore.  The sheetmetal around all the body mounts is cracking, and there is damage from the rollover in ‘97 that I never got around to fixing.

Then there’s the softtop with it’s multiple patches that leak.  And the wiring that’s been hacked into numerous times over the years, and mostly painted red.  And the windshield frame is still tweaked. 

And now I think the throwout bearing is shot, and quite possibly the input bearing on the transmission.

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A couple of pictures that show the tie rod end clearance issue when trying to upgrade to a one-piece tie rod.

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Removing, restoring, and installing an original Jeep steering wheel.

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