Pete M

a couple pics of her earning her keep. that's a Jeep, pulling 1/2 a Jeep, hauling two 1/4s of two other Jeeps

what do you mean?

it represents a whollllllle lot of cut/paste with microsoft paint.

this blows my mind I mean, I guess I could see the mech fan shroud being a bit off and needing it's own specific mold, but the e-fan too?!

are those actually different than the left hand drive models? from an manufacturing standpoint I would have thought they'd have simply made provisions to simply swap them side to side. weird.

need more pics! close ups!

so I noticed that the Renegade grille allowed for more air to hit the radiator. And since I have an overheating issue on steep grades when the temps are high, I figured I'd get this installed before my trip through the appalachian mountains in the middle of summer pulling a trailer. I still have to repair the grille, paint, and install some sort of driving/fog lights, but it'll do ok for this particular trip.

Do people actually travel between the seat and the camper? what's the purpose of cutting away at the cab? honestly I think the comanche would make a good candidate because of how stiff the chassis is as a whole.

Is the guy telling you this out of experience? or out of ignorance?

I will be doing that for the MJ. I'm playing around with the Dak just to see what can be done if anything. In the end it'll be up for sale and the next owner can figure out what to do long-term.

wait, why are you cutting an access hole? do you really think you'll be able to squish through to get into the drivers seat?

so I'm working on my 2000 Dakota R/T and it has the same issue as MJs with the dying clearcoat. since my hood is screwed up in more ways than one, I figured this was a great time to experiment with the paint. So far I've taken a flat razor blade to the, um, "more textured" areas that buffer between good clearcoat and no clearcoat (most of the hood is this middle stuff), and then wet-sanded with 1500 grit and things are way smoother than they were before. not perfect mind you, but better. then I tried a liquid rubbing compound and a powered buffer and the clearcoated areas look pretty good, but the rest of it doesn't really look any better. Is there a step I'm missing? a step I should be doing for a longer period of time? is all of this just a fool's folly? as I said, this hood will never look new, I'm just hoping for an improvement.

'tis a beauty for sure Just don't let it touch winter and you'll dominate the car shows for years to come. have you pulled the carpet yet? ordered your headlight relay harness?

it's a powerful image for sure. the one big advantage of my own illness is that I've been blessed with the time to be a caregiver for all of my grandparents as they needed it. It's a lot of work and takes a lot of dedication and love. props to all that do it.

excellent. takes lots of pics. we love pics.

start it now. introduce the truck. include some pics. update later as you accomplish upgrades. the CC will host your pics. just drag them into the text box.

go start a build thread! gotta know more about that clean beauty

do you have cruise control?

have your chatted with jeepdriver about picking a day for meeting up?

even if the factory replacement attempt doesn't pan out, it'd still be awesome if someone could fab an adapter housing for something more readily available. for example: XJ tails, trailer tails, dakota tails, etc.

I'm down for that. Or anyone else that wants to meet in the area. any updates?

that is a good looking truck right there

the more you spend on shocks, the better the ride will be. but even cheap shocks are probably better than 30 year old dead shocks.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1985-96-Jeep-Comanche-bed-sides/264382457229?hash=item3d8e6c258d:g:THMAAOSw9yldGRny