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Thanks guys!

Been "out of the game" for about 10 years(time flys) Curious to know what the consensus is on aftermarket body parts. Specifically fenders. Are they worth messing with? If I can order a set and not have to deal with Craigslist or a junk yard I'm all fpr it. Also. My my needs the door hinge fix. I see a new company sells a plate that beefs up both hinges. Any experience with this? Anyways. I'm happy to start turning some wrenches again!

Awesome! Great base to start with! Love the interior.

Thanks Pete! In my research I noticed that came up a few times!

Bringing my truck back stock. In need of uncut fenders and flares. Liners would be a plus. Also lookong for a chrome bumper! Maybe someone has this laying arpund before I hit the jy

Preferably grey! I will take other colors as well.

Talk about a trip down memory lane! I started this thread as a freshman in hs I have been itching to get my truck back on the road. A short time after I last posted the ring gear in the 8.8 decided to seperate from the carrier and make some metal chunks! thankfully I was close to home. The truck has been parked since. lots of things have changed and I think I'm ready to get back on this project. I will be changing the direction of the build.... The truck will basically become a mall crawler lots of sentimental value in this truck. I can't see beating it up in the woods. My new plans include new full fenders and flares. Factory front bumper with a push bar like when I bought it. Id also like to add the factory bumpers they put in the middle. Not sure what direction I'll go on lift and tires. I'm leaning towards adding drop brackets to my current lift. 33s or 35? I need to address the brakes. Door hinge. Some electrical gremlins. As well as the body work so I can have it sprayed. New carpet inside. Higher trim door panels. (Mine don't have speakers) and id like to add a bench seat. I hope to pull it out of storage and see if it will even run soon! I am building a shop at my house and should be done soon. When it is. It will be yhe first thing I bring over... And for the first time ever my truck will be parked where I live!

I think I sold a roll bar to you many moons ago :dunno:

Figured Id go ahead and put my 2cents in. I have a set of 285s on my single wheel f350. The truck has a flatbed and at times has around 2k lbs worth of welding gear on it. I also don't drive it like a grandma, in a heavy diesel, can eat a set of tires. with about 12-13k miles on them, no complaints. The truck should have E rated tires on it, But these seem to be pretty tough. I estimate Ill get 30-40k miles out of them. For the price and performance I think they are great. Even better on a smaller jeep I'm sure

I did clean out the C101... Haven't looked at the grounds though.

yeah, the whole carb idea didn't last long. Its been a while. But i know I pulled the TB, cleaned it, played with some other sensors too... It would just never get consistent

I guess I should of done a different title for the thread... One more specific to the question

Hey guys, been a while since I have posted or been active on the board.... Pretty much stopped messing with my comanche back in 2010-2011. Nothing has changed since then and It hasn't had too many miles put on it... Went and started my welding career and now opened my own shop doing that and CNC plasma cutting. seeing the jeep every day sitting there all sad. I can't take it any more! My plan is to do a mild restoration. take the bed off, paint under the cab, fix the few areas that have rust. lift the front more to match my SOA. put some non cut fenders and a paint job and have a truck to cruise around in again... Now my question. Ive never been a fan of the whole renix thing... Ever since I have had the truck I have never had a good consistent idle. etc etc. One thought I had in the past was to put an aftermarket intake on it, and a carb and do away with all the sensors and wiring. I had a cj5 for a short time in my board absence that had a 4.0 with just that... Then it just didn't make sense to me to go from fuel injection to a carb. After this I thought well, what if I got the clifford intake, and then ran an aftermarket fuel injection system. I have seen them put on small block chevys, and the guy said they are pretty simple. The computer is in the throttle body, it comes with a tuner to set it up for your engine, minimal wiring etc etc. I know guys spend lots of time to swap to the newer obdII system, but finding a donor and swapping it all in does not sound all that great to me... The newest wire harness I find is still 15 years old. So am I crazy for thinking of doing this, Money aside, any insight? I was also thinking of building a mild stroker, so tuning shouldn't be an issue with the aftermarket system

its been a year and a half since I updated this thread. Nothing has happened since. The truck has been parked and neglected. Everyone tell my I need to sell it but I can't even thing about that Idea. In the next few weeks I will be moving and will be able to keep it at my house.(and indoors) So I plan on hopping in and driving it randomly... Last I went and started it, it had a very High idle. I need to mess with the sensors on the TB. I also plan on finishing the winch bumper when I get situated in my shop.... Looking at the pictures of when I got it make me wish I could go back... The old paint job is starting to show its age,( I think it was a macco job)

We have one in the welding shop at school too... Never seen it used. I don't think my instructor knows how. So it sits

its really simple. It just gets in your head and you want to panic. like said the easiest most practical way. Learn where your clutch starts to engage. when you see its time to move let it out to there where it starts to catch and go from the brake to the gas and drive away! I'm so used to driving one ton trucks or something with such lower gears, I can just let the clutch out without the gas and take off!

yeah i hate getting texts asking for a bottom dollar. COME LOOK At THE ITEM AND MAKE AN OFFER. or a lowball offer without even asking about it or coming to see it. Most of the time I will call and ask if they are firm on a price but thats it. I deal in person...

its almost not worth it to sell stuff... its a pain. I'm selling a fourwheeler for my girlfriends father. really nice shape, low hours. I check craigslist and see what similar atvs are going for and price theirs accordingly. I get a text today saying 1900 cash. I'm asking 2700. I said it was too low. He came back telling me that he "buys and resells them to pay bills and feed youngins, so he needed a fair price" I havent heard back from him again

I hooked a heavy dual axle trailer up to the truck empty.... It didnt want to stop. but my brakes sucked at the time. i only ever had a 12 foot utility trailer with wood or a couple atvs... nothing more. dad had it on the bumpstops once with the bed FULL of dirt lol. tough trucks your biggest limiting factor is brakes though. IMO of course

I like the way you did the bottom two compared to mine. If i make another I might do it that way. lots of stuff you can make with horse shoes!

You will have to shave it every day or it will go from itchy to prickly

got the ferd running tonight! new accelerator pump and a carb rebuild. she winds out in 3rd around 30 to 40 mph real stump puller. should have it insured and tagged this week. a pretty comfy ride actually

did the lady request it? I have done it a few times back when I swam for competitions. its a pain, at least for me it was, if you have a little fuzz I'm sure it wouldnt be that bad but if you are hairy its hard to try and find a place to stop especially if you have back hair... feels weird too. my woman likes the hair so I'm good. good luck

Thanks guys. I def. made out well on the truck and steel. I think i did good on my tank as well. I will post pics when The grill is done. yeah they are easy to whip together and horse people will pay good money for that stuff, easy stuff to do between classes and makes some$

Been busy with school and other stuff, no time working on or driving the jeep :( she is tucked away for later though. I have been going for my welding degree and have been doing a few little projects in my free time horse shoe wine rack and coat rack I was looking for a tank because I wanted to build another mobile grill I saw this one beside a fenced in area beside a building, stopped one day offered 100 for the tank and trailer. trailer is too small for the cooker but It will be a perfect for a mobile welding rig:icon_mrgreen: While looking at that I saw a rack of some heavy wall tube and other assorted sticks. 150 for all of that yes its rusty but it will be perfect for our personal projects and last but not least a tow rig! 1970 f350 dually! newer rebuild on the 360. payed 550 for it, running and driving! now everyone convince to pull the jeep out and mess with it!