armyofchuckness

Good to know. I'm kind of surprised because I thought the popularity of the XJ would lend to lots of aftermarket gear. Apparently not so much. I'll be sure to take good care of my visor, then. :) I'm kind of tempted to put a simple ram bar on the front, but I was surprised to see those are pretty hard to come by as well. All I can find are the full grill brush guards or the ones with winch and light mounts. I'd love to get something like this, but without the lights. We have a lot of college students in this town, and I'd like to protect my grille. ;)

PM replied. Thanks!

73 for a high today in Gville, FL. Definitely going to be doing some welding on the Valiant tonight. I'd like to try and get the floorpan and chassis on the car buttoned up before it gets too hot.

I had no idea the visor was that special. :eek: I just thought it looked cool. Is it common for them to be missing tailgates? Stupid newbie question. This isn't just my first Comanche, it's the first pickup truck to be owned by anyone in my family for three generations, so I'm still adapting to the culture. Custom vans and station wagons on the other hand... Thanks for the welcome! Glad to see the 2.5 isn't a shunned power plant around here. :thumbsup: I'll definitely be culling the archives here to get the most out of it that I can. For now, it does the job just fine. I'm not in any hurry to get anywhere. :yes:

Thanks! I'm not planning on doing anything to the body other than adding a tool box to the bed. I just found out that Comanches have the same bolt pattern as my Mopar wheels, so I may throw a set of American Racing Vectors I have on it after I use up these tires. I don't really have any expectations of grandeur with this truck. I just want to keep it clean and nice. I'll take more pictures of it when I have time to give it a good bath. It's a little grody now thanks to the rain/pollen. This picture is from the Craigslist ad. I'm afraid this is the only other snapshot I have right now with it not covered in green slime. Seriously, the pollen is out of control here.

Hi, everyone. I'm really excited about my new MJ, but in changing a burned out bulb, I realized that only the two outside bolts are holding the assembly on, and even those just barely. The plastic is shot, which I'm guessing is pretty standard for these things. I found a fair amount of places that have them on carpart.com, but I'd rather give my money to a fellow Comanche owner if I can. Please let me know if you've got one with good bones you're willing to part with. Thanks!

Thanks! It's metal flake, which makes me happy. Of course, right now it's pollen season in Florida, so it looks kind of greenish brown. :laughin:

Thanks! The visor made it virtually impossible to turn down. ;) If Wikipedia is any gauge, you would be correct. I'm pretty sure the 2.8 V6 would be the only thing that would have soured me on the deal. I'd love to have gotten a 4.0 engine, but it probably would've been out of my price range. Plus, I do dig that it's an AMC Jeep. I'm a Mopar guy, but I have a special spot in my heart from the ill fated American Motors, so this guy gets two notches off my automobile bucket list.

Hello, everyone! Just joint the Comanche Club and very stoked to be here. I've admired Comanches for a while, and a recent rebate from Uncle Sam allowed me to switch out of a 1982 Toyota Cressida and into an MJ of my own. I'm restoring my first car, a 1964 Plymouth Valiant, that I'm finally getting to fix up after 15 years of daily driving. I needed a truck that was a daily driver, got decent gas mileage, and was good for around town. As luck would have it, this bad boy from 1986 just happened to be for sale. After some serious stalking on this forum, I decided it was worth rolling the dice on it. And here it is! The body and interior are excellent. It's obviously been repainted, but the body is in incredible shape. I crawled all under this thing, and this looks like a five year old truck underneath, not a nearly 30 year old truck. The R12 A/C still blows ice cold and the 7 foot bed has a spray in liner. Now the lame stuff: It's a 2x4 with a 2.5 liter and a 4 speed, so it's not climbing anything high or going anywhere fast. It has a few electrical gremlins and the right tail light assembly is only held on by the two outboard screws in very brittle plastic, so it could go any time. I know it's not very exciting, but if it gives me half as much fun as it looks like most of you guys have with yours, I'm sure I'm in for a hell of a time. Looking forward to getting to know you all better. Thanks for making this forum available!