Alexia

I bought this 1987 Comanche 4.0 Manual 2WD from RockinMJ today, 2012-03-04. It is having a starting issue that appears to be a bad fuel pump or electrical to the pump. We had a fun time getting it up on the trailer after the ratchet straps failed to help. Since it had a fresh battery and could crank I hopped in, put it in first gear, and used the starter motor to get it up on to the trailer. Even worked to get it off and backed into the garage!(With a few stops to recharge.) I consider myself the Jeep medic. I find a Jeep in need of love and healing, bring it home, and begin a long process of restoring it. Last year I found a deer collision XJ that I rebuilt the front end and redid the entire interior. Since this is a Comanche and quite rare now I plan to keep this one around. This is going to be a complete tear down and rebuild. There is some light surface rust across the roof and hood. The rest of the body has only one small dent that a is a simple fix, a lightly dented bed corner hidden by the bed liner, and a small bulge on the bottom of the tail gate that will take me less than a minute to fix with a hammer. The under side of the cab and bed look to be rust free. I am expecting a bit of light surface rust under the carpets. Plans 1997+ XJ Conversion(So cliche, but so worth it.) 4.7 Stroker with Supercharger JCR Offroad Front Bumper - Already delivered and waiting for paint. LineX Bed Liner 4WD Conversion - Donor is 4WD and have a NP242 ready to swap for full time 4WD. D44 Rear Axle To Do After Drive Train Installation Adjust front axle caster angle and alignment. Adjust sway bar angle. Torque front suspension to specifications. Before First Drive Verify brakes are bled. Verify parking brake is adjusted and works. That's a nice Jeeeeeep you have there. Be a ssssshame if something happened to it. Inching it back into the garage with the starter. Did not even have it in the garage yet and I was already working on it.

The normally minimal floor rust MJs, but otherwise rust free with running components usually start at $2,000 in this area. Then they are all usually 4 cylinders. I am going to make the relatively short trip this weekend to at least check it out. I am not exactly keen on the sun roof piece, but if it looks good I can make it work.

What would be considered acceptable rust for buying a MJ for restoration? I have not seen the pictures yet, but the owner is telling me there is light surface rust on the floor. Other than that he is saying there are no dents and the paint is fine. The odd: Engine is pulled, was swapped from a 4 cylinder to 6 cylinder at some point, has an aftermarket sun roof(With a brand new replacement since it leaks), and apparently a bunch of parts. It sounds like the perfect project base since I will be ditching all of the mechanical and interior for a 1997+ XJ conversion. He is asking about $500 for it.

Only if you are a drunk mechanic.(ANY ONE can blow into the tube...)

1989 Jeep Comanche found in a Pull-A-Part yard at the Atlanta South yard, row 88. No apparent visible rust on the surface. Mostly complete body, but the bed has some dents on the side. Bed is in a reusable condition without repair.

Quadratec advertises their speedometer gears as MOPAR parts, but sends Crown or another company.

I suppose that it one way of thinking about it! Basically the only big issue I have been told with out seeing it is the engine. He only wants $400 for it.

By toss I meant toss on to Craigslist. :D Still waiting on the person to get back to me. I am getting concerned he sold it to some one else already!

I have been looking for a non-running MJ as a project vehicle for a while and I believe I found a good candidate. I am stilling waiting back for more information from the seller. From the pictures the paint looks faded, no visible rust, and the interior looks great. The only issue is that running engine needs some work. Really cheap price too, which is good for me because the project is planned to strip the entire truck, install 1997+ XJ interior/exterior, repaint, and put a V8 in it. What else should I look for? I am thinking frame and wheel well rust. Remember, I am going to be tossing a lot of the interior and drive train, so I am really only concerned with items that would make it worthless or impractical to fix up. P.S. I am new here. :D