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Here's a version with the warranty and contact pages removed. 52381847_AUX-C1Instructions_contact+warranty_removed.pdf https://stirlingpdf.io is a free PDF service. You can also download the software and self host it yourself as well (this is how I've changed this file).

Re: removing the side stripes... Depending on how faded the paint is you may be left with stripe shaped bright red lines under where the stripes used to be. I'm not sure I would pull them off if it is original paint. Those stickers look old (style) so have probably been on the Jeep since the 80s. Just a thought.

Most excellent!

I didn't know these sensors were a thing. Are they still available? Part number?

The guys at speed.academy speak highly of the Atoto head units. I don't have any experience with them myself.

XJ/MJ tows a 1500 lb trailer like it's not there.

Re: Gearing, start here and play: http://www.grimmjeeper.com/gears.html I think you can make the 4.0 happy at any rev range with correct setup. I forget what factory RPM is at ~60mi/h for a late model XJ. Something like 2300 RPM? I'd be inclined to shoot around there or a little lower. Who cruises at 60 mi/h any more? Could set the factory cruise at 70 mi/h with factory rpms instead. Perhaps the factory PCM is optimized for cruise at 60 mi/h. Also, if you are going to be towing, don't go too deep with the gearing. When towing you will not be in overdrive so your RPMs will be quite high. My built XJ is on 265/75-16 (32") with 4.56 gears. I wish I did 4.10s just because of the towing at highway speeds really winds the engine out in third. People say the 4.0 doesn't mind some RPMs but if you are towing a big, heavy camper 6-10 hours a day at times on the four lanes for that family road trip it gets tiresome IMO. For a pavement princess I don't know that I'd bother with a Ford 8.8. Get a ChryCo 8.25 with LSD. You can upgrade the 9" drums to 10" if it bothers you. Did KJ 8.25s have disks? Having done a roll-yer-own rear disk brake conversion on the Scout 44 in the back of my XJ I wouldn't bother with it again. For me the bang for the buck was WJ front brakes (and steering ofc). Spring over axle causes more axle wrap. If you will be towing a lot of heavy loads it may matter. That said, on a pavement rig I don't think it is that much of an issue, or just deal with it. Spring over will be very hard too keep low without being "non-optimal". Lately for my "fleet" of classics I'm all about getting bluetooth working on the factory head units and upgrading the sound output part of the systems. I don't have a lot of cycles into it though. In the sports cars I've been thinking about bluetooth amps with just a volume knob that connects to my phone. Use the normal HU space for aux gauges (i.e. no AV display - keep the driving experience pure and distraction free). The other idea is a SBC with a 2DIN display running Linux that boots straight into Carplay but it's fiddling time I'd rather spend elsewhere these days. Being of a certain age I find the audio side of car builds don't interest me much any more - would rather invest in good sounding exhaust. I don't know that having the overhead speakers wouldn't be annoying. I have headrest speakers in my MX-5 but in the seven years of owning the car I've never turned on the head unit so can't suggest whether it is a thing worth bothering with (pulled HU last summer for CAN/OBD telemetry gear install for autocross). Perhaps a better approach for the speakers in a Comanche would be a under/behind the seats sub, good quality door speakers, and A-pillar tweeters from a late XJ with upgraded speakers. Hmm, I think that'll be how I do mine. HTH

Thank you!

1988 Jeep Comanche SWB 4.0 / 5 speed / 4x4 / short wheelbase Build date unknown - sticker is too faded to read Location: Madawaska Highlands, Ontario, Canada Status: Long suffering, disassembled project truck awaiting its turn patiently. Big plans for a minimalist slide in camper top and towing autocross cars for car club away events.

Thanks, All! I'll register it. In it's current state it hasn't been a priority. I've owned the Jeep since 2009 but it's been disassembled and getting rolled around the shop every 6 months since then. Too many projects and it never seems to get moved to the front of the queue. I have high hopes for Winter 24-25!

I was today years old when I discovered that you can get the build sheet for late model XJs by adding your VIN to a jeep.com URL: https://www.jeep.com/webselfservice/BuildSheetServlet?vin=1J4FJ67S0WL012345 <-- edit this to a real VIN It works great for all my XJs but doesn't work for my MJ. Too old I guess or maybe there is another system for the older series MJs and XJs? I only have late model XJs so wasn't able to test pre-'97 XJs. Anyone know of something similar for MJs?

Yes, exactly. I considered doing it that way. I have a Prusa Original XL that has a print volume of about 14" x 14" x 14" but I think I'd rather do it one piece. It's fiddly doing it in parts and nowadays building your own printer is not that big a deal compared to what it once was. Plenty of resources out there.

I work from home. I'm building a large scale printer.

Thanks! Alas, no match to anything in that thread.

Hi! Once upon a time I saved this image of a Comanche with what I think I remember to be a "factory top" for the bed (see attached). Does anyone have any information on these toppers? Do they appear for sale ever? I really like the lines of it - enough to maybe try 3d printing one. Does anyone have more pictures of these tops?