GHayduke

Hi guys, This thread is now living here: https://www.cj-8.com/threads/haydukes-operation-scrambled-scrambler.42709/

Hello, I'm just reading this and getting caught up but I think I missed a piece. What happened to the CRD engine? Are you doing a 4.0 now?

Jeep690: I used the original hinges. Hi Guys, The Comanche sold and now lives in Zion, IL. The new owner is a Jeep guy and plans to do a rear disc brake conversion among other things. I know he's prowled Comanche Club, I'll push him to get on here and start a build thread for the ongoing build of my old truck.

Doc. - The driver side of the YJ cowl section have a good dent in it and some rust under the plastic step molding. The Scrambler body on the driver side was really nice, so I decided to just replace the corner.

My wife said the old tail lights are dim and hard to see at night so I added a strip of red LEDs under the tailgate. From close up you don't even see them (under the gate) but at night they make a lot more light.

Comanche For Sale........ Testing the Waters for price at least (What's it worth?) :dunno: Hi Guys, I'm still using the Comanche as a daily driver but now commute farther to work and I'm thinking of getting a car for better mileage. What do you feel is a reasonable price for a 98' swap Comanche? 98' 4.0L with upgrade injectors 175K Auto AW4 trans 4WD ~ 2inch lift & rear locker power rear view mirror leather power seats (heated seats if fix broken seat wires) custom interior, truck cap, extra dent free passenger door. Choice of Moab or Comanche wheels $4000 :dunno:

I have about two inches of lift in front and Chevy shackles and a add-a-leaf in back. Not sure if I could find the original shackles or I might consider 3" lift springs. I want a little nose down, but not too much. And I want to do it on a budget,,

Correct MJ Springs? Hello, I read through some threads about springs but not finding much other than metric ton springs. I'm getting dumpy butt, Does anyone make basic 4.0 MJ rear leaf springs? Most sites direct you to XJ springs which are different?

Yep, It's starting to look like the graft was a success....... Most of the backing plates are underneath. Thanks for the Kudos guys!

I started a new Jeep build: Operation Scrambled Scrambler: A Street machine in the making... http://www.cj-8.com/forum/showthread.php?42709-Hayduke-s-Operation-Scrambled-Scrambler

Look like fun trails... wish I was closer! I added a rear winch to my trail rig, thought you might like it.... Here's the build If your interested: http://www.cj-8.com/forum/showthread.php?43016-Rear-Winch-Install-on-wheeling-rig&p=325655#post325655

Still happy with the injectors but sometimes there is some hesitation at start-up rather than just immediately starting.

Yep, I'm working in Abbott Park right now and have family in Libertyville so I'm around there frequently. You likely saw me.

After 6 months plus of daily driving the locker has worn in and is much smoother on the road, and not very loud at all. I don't notice it much in general unless I'm on a slippery surface. I'm happy with the purchase for the price paid.

Thanks!, I think my rear window is leaking (air/whistle on the highway) I might try to seal it, or just by a new one. how hard are these to install? The current one looks like it's popped out about a 1/4 inch, there's that much gap between the gasket and the cab.

Comanche doing Summer Duty:

I'm considering going to a trailer tongue box to clear enough space to run roll bars and a tool box at the same time. I have a nice Dee Zee box that just fits right now. Image Not Found

Nostalgia Days Car Show this weekend... Cleaned up the daily driver. Floor mats I picked up a cheap paint gun.... Might do a better repaint this summer.... It currently looks ok from a distance but bad close up & the paint comes off if alcohols touch it.

I bought the NSS cheap off the web somewhere. I'll try cleaning and greasing it when I have a chance to take it apart. If I shift from park to neural to park it then starts just fine. Is there a write-up somewhere on how to adjust it? Other than rocking it back and forth, I don't know how to adjust it. When we did rock it back and forth, we had reverse lights and starter worked regardless of the position.

The neutral safety switch was replaced last winter during my swap. The original one broke getting it off the trans. The battery, battery cables and starter are also all new in the last 6 months. Could the NSS springs be gummed up after 6 months of street only driving? I read other threads saying to rebuild / clean it... but it's new so I wonder if there's other stuff to try first.

Hello, the other day my 98 swap MJ would not start. I finally tried putting it in neutral and it started right up. Drove it a couple days like this. So I guessed Neutral safety switch on trans. I checked it on the weekend and it was a little loose on the trans and could shift back and forth a 1/4 or less. we tried it both forward and back & it started, so we tightened it up in the middle of the range. If we made it too tight the gear shift would not move out of park. The issue was resolved for a few days, now every 10th start or so- no starter and I have to put it in Neural to start it again? Intermittent issue. Could this be a related cable issue? Anyone seen this before? Any help would be great...

A/C Update: After several weeks I found my A/C dying. It appears I had a tiny leak in my Evaporator core. So once again the dash had to come most of the way out... But this time I did it outdoors as a new project was filling the garage. I installed the new core & tomorrow I'll have a extended pressure / Vacuum test done before recharging the system....

The paint I used fades a lot over time. If you have access to using real automotive paint I would do it. I'm thinking about buying a paint gun and relearning to use it...

So far the injectors are working fine. I have not had a chance to check mileage yet as I've been hauling a lot of stuff around...

After research, etc. I'm going to try upgrading my factory 98' 4.0 injectors to rebuilt Seimens XF2E / YF1E injectors (looks like 22.2 lbs/hr @ 43.5psi). I'll report back how they work out. I was very tempted to go grab boneyard injectors, but would feel like I need to rebuild them before use. I found 6 rebuilts for $90 with connector adapters and a two year warrentee.... We'll see.