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Looking to trade my 1973 Honda CB500 for a long bed Comanche. Really only looking for a long bed at the moment. Engine and drivetrain don't matter as much, so long as it runs and drives. My bike is located in Maiden NC but I can transport the bike within 4-5 hours for the right trade. I've got the value of the bike in the $2500-2700 ball park, and I can't add cash to the deal at the moment. Onto the bike. I've replaced a few connectors, adjusted the timing, valves, timing chain, and clutch, changed the oil, put a new battery in it (Feb 2018), rebuilt the petcock and replaced the fuel hose with the proper 5.5mm line. I am in the midst of getting rid of the nasty dull silver a previous owner sprayed over the original Candy Bacchus Olive. The original paint is faded, but I think the OE paint looks better than the silver even with all the sun fading. The tank is dented on the left side in the center of the emblem. The side covers are not the originals, though they are Honda produced and not a repro, and the right cover has the bottom tab broken. They are not in the photos, but I do have the emblems for the side covers. The rear hoop had the OE turn signal mounts cut off when I got it, so I just mounted up some cheap signals. It currently has pod filters on it. The exhaust looks like a Mac header that someone welded a different muffler onto. I think it's a Cobra, sounds decent and not insanely loud like a straight pipe. I have pulled the clutch cover and the infamous clutch rod. I couldn't find any stress points on the rod, and it is not bent, so that shouldn't be any issue.Replaced a couple of the oil seals and the tappet bolt o-rings. Still seems to leak a little around cylinder #1 at the head gasket. The stock wiring harness is in fantastic condition and there are no issues electrically. Chain and sprockets are all in good condition. I also have a bunch of new oil seals, points set, condensers, and a new set of plugs to go with the bike (and whatever other parts I have for the bike).This is a running riding bike, with no functionality issues and a clean NC title in my name, so I expect trade offers in the same general condition. Don't have any money to throw into a project at the moment hence wanting a running driving Comanche.

Alright for anyone remotely interested here's an update. It's pretty much a no go on this jeep. I ran into some issues getting a title from my grandfathers estate, the front of this truck is completely warped, and at some point some one very horribly welded a new roof onto the cab. All of these issues, as well as the engine presumably being toast made me abandon the project. Between abandoning this and now I bought a few real dumb vehicles, and sank more money than I care to think about into them. I also went back to college to start working towards welding engineering. I'm almost at the finish line for the first leg of that, and it's got me thinking about future vehicles and such. I've decided that I want a Comanche, just not this particular one. So where does that leave this Comanche? I'm thinking of loping off the cab and making the bed into a trailer. And whatever rare/usable parts I can get off can contribute towards whatever Comanche I end up with.That way in a sense I still have my grandfathers truck, but without all the work. It'll definitely be some time before I can get to work on making it a trailer, but I already have some crude blueprints drawn up for the project. Also if anyone knows someone in or around mid-west North Carolina that'd be interested in trading a long-bed for a 73 Honda CB500 let me know.

Hey, it's not the CC's it's how you ride it. Though this little thing, even with proper gearing, will only get me up to about 50 haha.

Little RD125? Those old 2 strokes are sweet. Too bad you don't have it anymore.

http://athensga.craigslist.org/cto/5356123284.html Am I crazy for thinking this guy is insane for his asking price? I mean it's a really nice truck (assuming the 97+ conversion was done right), but I feel you could probably build the exact same truck for less than his price...

What kind was it? I've always had an urge to buy an old DT or a XS, just never pulled the trigger on one.

Usually not a fan of clear lights, but I'm very intrigued as to the outcome on these. As far as staying legal could you not run red LEDs? There are plenty of people around here running clear lights with corresponding color LEDs in their lights and don't seem to have legal issues.

Oh, and exterior color was repainted blue, I think it was white from the factory though.

Interior was blue I think, nothing left aside from the carpet and the main dash. No headliner, no seats, vent windows broken, bed seemed good condition, and both axles were still there a few weeks ago. One taillight was there, but not in good shape. Can't remember too much about it.

I concur longbeds do rule. To me the short beds look unfinished. Even the family Silverado looks goofy with a short bed. I'm probably going to have a local vinyl shop recreate the side stripes cause I think they're what gives it the 80's cool factor (if that's even a thing lol)

I'm a few hours from you. I'm over near Hickory. Thank you though.

Me too. Only 6" width though................. Are they particularly rare or hard to find? I don't know anything about OEM wheel options. I am planning on keeping them as I want this truck to be as near to stock as possible, and I think they are probably the best looking OEM option. I realize that this is one of the least desired variables of this truck, but 20-30 years down the road stock versions of these truck will probably near impossible to find. Tire shop was open today so I had them mount up the tires for the rear. So now she is sitting on a usable rear end for the first time in 10 years. I'll have to wait until the weather dries up before I can work on the front as my yard is the about the same consistency as a marsh. She's started to actually look usable again.

Will that work with the 86? Mine only has one hood latch in the center of the hood. And it would be more than just shifting the hood to the right. If you look closely, the right fender sits lower on the body than the left fender. Like where the bumper meets the header panel there's basically no clearance on the right side compared to the left. Also if you look up to the bottom of the windshield there are gaps that aren't present on the left side. I pushed and pulled for a solid 45 mins trying to get it to line up like the left side, but it just wasn't happening.

Well, since today was also fairly dry and I couldn't go get the 31's mounted, I decided to get the new front end bits on today. Unfortunately, nothing wanted to line up the way it was supposed to. I have very limited knowledge of body work aside from a bit of bondo and paint, so I'm not sure how to rectify the issue. This is as close as I could get the new fender and header panel to fit to the other panels. At some point I'm going to take it to a competent body shop to have things fixed and get the whole thing repainted, so I guess I'll just deal with the misalignment until then.

Well the weather was dry today, and since it's looking like it won't be again for a while I jacked the truck up and started some work. Found out that the rear end was locked up because the drums had fused to the shoes. Took 15 mins a side with a 5lbs mallet to free them up, but they eventually came off. After 3 trips to the parts store because I accidentally ordered shoes for the AMC 20, and having a few parts crumble apart upon removal from rust, the rear has all new brakes and shocks. I was hoping I wouldn't have to replace wheel cylinders, but the right one looked like it might be leaking, have to wait and see when I bleed the brakes. Unfortunately the local tire shop is closed til monday so I couldn't get the tires mounted. Also got Comanche stuff for Christmas. Got a bunch of cards and stickers from Peter this morning, and promptly slapped the 3"x5" on the side of the tool box. Also received my MJ Christmas sweater in the mail..... the day after.

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Well, I did not know that. The install was perfect by whoever did it then.

Not sure if anyone cares but the 86 is gone from this jy. But there is a 87-88 (not sure which) 2.5 factory sunroof truck there now. I grabbed the tailgate and a few other items from the truck about 2 weeks ago. The bed was in ehh condition, front end was decent, and had a nasty looking angle iron rear bumper.

You go to a junkyard and actually find parts you are looking for.

Went to pull-a-part today because they had an 86 XJ with the 2.8 hoping to get a few motor parts and a few other things. Had no luck with motor parts, everything I needed was either missing, broken, or worse than what mine are. But I did walk out with a new headlight harness, since the crash pinched an severed mine in a few places, and a second full set of tow hook/ bumper brackets (no hooks though :grrrr: ) for $44. Got back to the house and only had an hour of daylight so I decided I'd get the bumper on. Header panel is just resting there, and I need new hardware for the grill guard, but I wanted to know what she'd look like when shes reassembled. I've got about 2 weeks off coming up so hopefully I can sneak off from the family and work on her some instead of just staring at the parts I have.

Hahaha, that's my car and my mother. She gives me that look a lot. Call it what you might but it is still one of those uber rare Jeep parts that I'd drive hundreds of miles for, give first born, left nut, etc Exactly, and what's even better is this one looked to be in good working order with no rust. The owner is sitting on a small fortune.

Nice long bed, with a factory roll bar, and a factory hidden winch. Not sure what brand the brush guard was. I waited 30 minutes to talk to the owner, but I had to get home. It's a small area I live in so hopefully I'll see them again. Sorry for the crappy cell picture, but it was getting dark.

I like bagged trucks, if they are done right. Most of the squatted trucks around here are blocked in the rear and they're to lazy to get the front to match. What I hate are the Brodozers.http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=brodozer&defid=5038858

Well our plant is withing 15 mins of one of Cornings manufacturing plants and one of their research facilities. But there are rumors of them pulling out of the area. If that happens we'd lose a bit of business, but they only make up a small percentage of our customer base. About the same amount we send to them we also send over seas to Turkey, Brazil, Russia, and a few other South American companies.

Fiber-Line, though we do a good bit of business with Corning.