The ’69 Jeepster Commando’s body sports that ultra-desirable slant rear end. R&S Fabrica-
tion made all the custom rear-quarter body panel armor and fenders and tied them
into the front fenders through custom rocker guards. Forty-inch Toyo
Open Country M/T tires are mounted to 17x8-inch stock
Ram 2500 steel wheels.
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CLASSIC COMMANDO
Why This Jeep?
If you haven’t noticed, we really like
classics. I don’t think we’re any differ-
ent than other groups of automotive
enthusiasts—we get a huge kick out
of the new, more powerful, and more
capable models of Jeep vehicles, but
way down deep in our hearts there is a
special place for the unique, the rare,
and the unusual. The ’66 to ’71 Jeepster
Commandos are all that and more,
and this ’69 owned by Todd Dunn is a
classic crowd-pleaser.400-PRO shift kit, and B&M Racing
T- h a nd le Un i m at ic s h i f te r.
From there the TH400 pushes power
to a 203/300 combo created with an
Advance Adapter Doubler kit. Custom
driveshafts from R&S Fabrication feed a
1980 GMC CUCV Dana 60 front axle and
a 1980 Corporate 14-bolt rear axle. The
front pumpkin is filled with a 4.56 Aussie
Locker and the rear holds a 4.56 Powertrax
Lock-Right. A RuffStuff Specialties disc
brake conversion tips the end of the rear
axle and stock 1-ton GMC disc brakes take
care of the front.
The turquoise paint is a little weath-
ered, but it remains brilliant and has that
genuine, classic appeal. It fit in perfectly
with the red rock scenery around Moab,
Utah, where we met Todd and his 1969
Jeepster Commando. Outwardly appearing
to be a resto upon first glance, the SC-101
revealed its muscular build once we began
to dig deep. Best of all, it wheeled like a
champ and maintained its classic appeal.We really liked the trio of easy-to-see Auto
Meter gauges clustered in the center of
the cross-dash bar of the custom rollcage
designed by R&S Fabrication. Parked right
next to them was an easy-to-reach Cobra 19
Ultra III CB radio.
Much of the original badging remained on the
’69 Jeepster Commando when Todd bought
it in stock form. He has retained every piece
of factor y trim possible to preser ve its classic
mystique while beefing up its mechanicals to
bolster off-road performance.