SSDutch CJ6 Jeep Blog
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- Exhaust, Driveshafts
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Not huge progress, but any is good! Harrison and I pulled the driveshafts and exhaust yesterday.
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- Brakes, Radiator, Wiring, Floor
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Harrison has adopted the wiring and dash as his pet project, hacking away at the rat’s nest of wiring with a pair of side cutters.
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- Battery Tray, Drivers Seat, Glovebox, Heater
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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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- Why a 4.3L Swap?
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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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- Rear Bumper/Gas Tank Off
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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.