Del old buddy, you opened a can-o-worms...

The jeep has been tarnished to the point that I can't use capital letters to spell it anymore.

Benz owning/building jeeps hurts me (not to mention jeeps). Germany still wants to take over the world and is quietly waiting for the chance. And still has the insane notions of Hitler.

Japan however, has been nuked, squashed and given up. They are a friend now, and likely to stay that way.

When does a jeep stop being a jeep?

Replace the frame? OE Engine? Heck that tosses a lot of flatties.

The Sniper is a re-built jeep.
Shannon Campbell's rigs are all jeeps and at least use jeep "lines" and real cj2a-3a grills.

Are those rigs not jeeps? or at least the next evolution. Not to pick on your rig Del, but why do you think jeep went back to round headlights?

So, how many parts anymore, does it take to build a jeep?

jeep went out of buiness when the nazi's took it over with money stolen from jews.

Sorry to say, all that is left of jeep is
"the jeep state of mind".

SD

Currently I'm building a TLC for a friend with 454, th400 M300 14 bolt, D60, frame USA modified, body the same.
Is it a Toyota? Or a Chevy? Or a Jeep?
I think of it as a kick ass rig.