armyofchuckness

Comanches look great in blue. Congratulations on a sweet ride!

Sa-weet! I just ordered a white set for mine. Being in Gator country and UF alumni, I resisted the urge to get orange letters for my blue truck. :brows:

Derp. Sorry about that. :doh: I've been reading some other posts since I asked that and I think I know what to look for now. The Cherokee I "sourced" this cluster from was badly disassembled, so my amateur eye doesn't know what year it was. Hopefully I got lucky and it's an 88-90. If not, there were plenty more to snag at the yard. I'll check when I get home. At least I know I've got the right cluster because they're both light blue housings.

Hey, 1987 Comanche, did you have any issues with your tach since it came from a 4.0? I'm about to try the same thing with my 2.5.

So, I just got a cluster out of a pretty disassembled Cherokee in the junkyard. The engine had been pulled, so I have no idea what it had in it. All the electronics and badges I found indicated it was from the AMC years, but given this went to Ma Mopar, I wouldn't be surprised if many of those parts kept getting used in later years. It was definitely pre'91 though. Would there be any way of telling by looking at the cluster what the engine might have been? I'm guessing since it was pulled, it probably was a 4.0. If that's the case, I'll need some fixin' for my 2.5. Would a local auto electronics shop be able to recalibrate the tach, or is that something I have to send to a specialty shop? Thanks for all the great info!

Wow! That 2 piece body is really nice. The one piece is still pretty cool though. I'd love it if there were a 1/25 scale version. I have a fair sized collection of those.

Marketing manager for a food safety testing laboratory. I'm one civilian in a building full of scientists. Food is scary.

I like the hidden key idea, at least for putting a door key somewhere. If someone wants to break into your truck badly enough that they'll crawl all over a grimy undercarriage looking for a key, they're gonna probably break your window anyway.

Neat! I'll have to give this a go. Thanks for the tip! I have two good tail lights, but they're a bit on the faded side.

Nice project. Trust me, you want to keep the visor. Visors are cool.

This is unsettling for a guy who just bought one with "a few electrical bugs." :-/

Glad to see it went to someone that will appreciate it. Tanks for keeping it in the family.

Wow. That's a thing of beauty.

There's a battered blue Eliminator I see around here from time to time. I'm waiting eagerly for my CC cards from Pete so I can nab it next time I see it.

Fantastic! I'll take one as well when they're ready.

Hey, that's a great looking MJ. Welcome! I'm new here too. There's a great group of people here.

So you can't fry the egg without breaking the shell, Jim, but maybe you can hard boil it instead? ;) Thanks for the tip, Harley. I've already gotten some thick foam to put between the box and the bed so it won't scratch. I like the J hook idea. I'll have to try that out. I wouldn't call myself an originality nut, but I do appreciate trying to keep a nice thing nice if I can, and the bed of this truck is immaculate other than some scratches in the bed. Also, I'm loving these Comanche smileys. . :MJ 1: . . :MJ 2: .

Ah. No worries. Thanks for checking the context. I was a little confused by your response. As you figured out, I was just curious as to why a tailgate was drool worthy when I assumed it was just an expected feature for a stock street truck to have. I do feel very fortunate about the overall condition on this truck. In replacing the burned out bulbs, i was very pleased to find absolutely no rust lurking in behind the tail light or headlight assemblies. Whoever had this truck before the guy I bought this truck from took good care of it. I'm hoping to keep the trend going. As for the ram bar, I was mostly being facetious about the quality of drivers in this town. We live in a grid city with 90% straight and level elevation and seldom have a rain storm that lasts more than 10 minutes, and it still manages to be like Road Warrior most days. I doubt a ram bar will solve that. I just think the simple bull bars look cool. I'm definitely not planning on hitting anyone or anything with it, and I'm hoping against everything I never get rear ended. As you noted, the tailgate and the bumper are both in very nice shape, and I plan to keep them that way. I'm currently debating how to best install the tool box I bought in the bed, as it's completely undrilled and the truck is so nice, I feel bad putting holes in it. Those are easy to patch up if needed though. Thanks for the advice.

No worries. Just interested in seeing how it's done.

Thanks! I think this new madness will go well with all my other mad pursuits. :nuts:

Cool! I'll go back and study your pictures. Thanks for sharing.

It never ceases to amaze me how many people have a Valiant story. Mine's a blue pushbutton 225 as well. Here's what it looked like up until 2011. (I'm thinking these wheels will end up on the Comanche since they were a bit big for the Valiant. Here's what it looks like now. Looooong way to go. Thanks for the welcome!

I speak from the experience of having been one. ;) Plus, I commute past a 60,000 student strong party university every day. I can't think of a time when I haven't seen a car accident on my way to or from work. Gainesville is a drinking town with a football problem. :group beer: Good to know about the tailgates. I would've thought they were at least bolted at the hinges. I'll keep an eye peeled for MJ vultures.

Congratulations! Way to make the 2.5 look good. Do you have a build up on your cold air intake? I'm thinking of doing the same thing with my I4. I really didn't see anything while culling the archives. Thanks and congrats again! :cheers:

Thanks! Tavares! That's not too far from here. Good to know there's some Floridians in the mix here. I just skimmed your build. Love the concept of a Honcho tribute. Big fan of the one in Twister too (including its disappearing visor). ;) Looks like our MJs are pretty alike, actually, or at least, they started out that way. Thanks again for the welcome. Sorry to read about your mom.