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I used a 3/4 inch rachet, and a BIG PIPE. Rob L.

Me too. I went out and checked.. All seems well... All the mounts look decent, the trans mount looked a little cockeyed... But thats it... Maybe it has to do with only running on the front shaft? Rob L. :dunno:

Congrats Jim! Triplets! Rob L. :cheers:

Good one this month guys. Back to a street truck, and this one is a history maker. :brows: --- JUNE 2010 - Worlds Fastest Comanche's LAND SPEED RECORD TRUCK --- MODEL AND YEAR 1988 LWB 2wd ENGINE & PERFORMANCE: 4.0L bored and stroked to 4.9L 4" bore. 4" stroke, 14:1 cr, Solid roller cam, Diamond pistons, Custom rods, Hesco aluminum head, Roller rockers, Custom valves, Clifford intake with 6 throttle bodies, external oil pump, gear drive for cam, ATI harmoic ballancer. DRIVETRAIN: Quickttime bellhousing, custom built T5 transmission with .8 od, dana 44 rear 3.08 gears. 2wd COOLING: Stock 93 radiator and high fow thermostat housing, remote elecric water pump. Oil cooler in front of radiator. ELECTRICAL & IGNITION: Haltec ECU, coil near plug setup using LS6 coils STEERING: Jeep manual box wiih Borgenson steering shaft SUSPENSION: Front axle dropped 4" and shorter springs installed. rear leafsprings removed and replaced with a 4 link setup with coil over shocks. INTERIOR: Roll cage, racing seat, not much else BRAKES: 94 brake booster installed powered by an electric vaccuum pump. Stock fromt and rear brakes with performance pads. LIGHTING: None WHEELS/TIRES: Fronts are 15x5 marsh racing wheeks and the rear are 15X6 The tires change depending on the event, but generally we are running Z rated radials MISCELLANEOUS: Rear mounted fuel cell and 2 rear mounted batteriess. Best MJ story For the best story, well hard to tell, i think the best story is the one we are in the middle of right now, we have the engine working well, but we had a severe steering shake last month when we tried to run at Maxton. We should have everything fixed and plan to run it again the end of June. But a good story has a beginning, middle and an end, so here is a Comanche story that does. When my son was in High School he had a Cherokee (FSJ 1981) He came over a hill and hit some black ice and slid int a tree( at least that is what he told me) The frame on the Cherokee was severely bent, but he needed a car for school. I found a Comanche in Milwaukee for $1200. It was a 4.0, 4wd stick. We went to look at it and the guy sait that it use to bleong to his neighbor who was an old man who just liked to change to oil all the time. I ran a Carfax on it whebn i got home, and the guy was full of crap, it was never owned by anybody who lived any where near him. The Header was cracked, and the front disconnect was not working correctly, but these were minor. I found out a couple of years later that my son and his friends would take their vehicles to a gravel pit after school had go wheeling. The comanche held up very well for about 2 years, than my son decided to turn it int a an off road truck, ( it was severely rusted) He didn't have a lift kit, but wanted to put 35" tires on it. The only tool he could seem to come up with to make them fit was a Sledge hammer. I cam home to find 5 people taking turns beating the hell out of the wheel wells. The finally got the tires to clear, then came up with the bright idea of taking the doors off. Roll it on the trailer and off to the badlands. Well after a hard day of wheeling, the roof of the cab buckled. It was done. It was a good soldier who served with distinction, bit it was time for him to retire, We pulled the motor, took the tires off and that was the end of it. Congrats on making this months MJOTM Peter! It's been awesome to read about your build, and the steps you've taken to make this happen, as well as the speedbumps along the way. ;) It was awesome for you to open your doors up to the Comanche Club when we had the outing, to show us the truck, and your stockpile of Jeeps. Also, it was you who found out about the original land speed record truck, got us in to see it(well just Pete), and when we discovered that the Thunderchief still exists. Looking forward to a Comanche holding the Land Speed Record again. Best of luck to you Peter, and once again, congratulations. Rob L. :cheers:

I can, if anyone wants me to... Its not exactly D.O.T. rated though... Pretty easy to do, the tank was out because the PO was prepping it for the scrap heap, so I already had the pump out. What I did: Unplugged rear harness Pulled it up into the cab Got 5 feet of 3/8's and 5/16ths High Pressure Fuel injection hose and clamps Ran new lines off of the hard lines and into cab Got a bucket with a spout Ran everything through the spout, lines, and harness Hooked up the pump/sender on the other side of lid Dropped whole assembly with .5 gals of gas in Closed the lid tight and duct taped for fumes around spout Grounded the rear harness where the tail light connection would be It worked great for what I needed it for. I am contemplating putting a RENIX pump in the bucket, and leaving everything attached and together... Would make it easy to move an MJ with a junk pump or no tank. Rob L. :nuts:

Well, just got a bit excited about the '92 for parts I had in the garage. Finally after a going through, its running. its a little tricky to drive, as it has a basket 'o' chain for a seat, the tank behind you in the cab, a bad slave that has to be pumped, only a front drive shaft, and the exhaust fell off halfway through the test drive... :yes: ( Background story on the '92: http://www.comancheclub.com/forums/view ... =3&t=19547 ) It was sitting for a couple years, so I: Pulled the valve cover Pulled the plugs Got it turning by hand Changed the oil Pulled the distributor Primed the oil pump with the fresh oil Reinstalled the distributor Put plugs in Put Valve cover back on Test fired with some gas down the throttle body Rigged up a gas tank in the cab DROVE IT! Here are some pics of the truck, tank, and progress: Some videos: This truck is donating its drivetrain to the '90 LWB in the driveway for an H.O. conversion, and some more power. The '92 only has 87,000 Miles, but its lead a hard life, thanks to a redneck previous owner who beat the crap out of it, and tipped it on its side. The P.O. beat and abused it, so I wanted to run through it to make sure the condition of the outside of the truck would not reflect the condition of the drivetrain. He had been starting it in gear and powershifting it to drive it around, then blew the rear u-joint and had the bright idea to just pull the rear shaft and put it in 4x4. Too bad he was too dumb to know what a slip yolk was, lost all the t-case fluid, and toasted the t-case. But, after the rundown, and the trip up and down the block with some improvising, looks like the drivetrain is in good form, and it runs great! TIME FOR TEARDOWN!!! Rob L.

Radio Shack still sells CB's and accessories. Rob L. :thumbsup:

Hmm. Ok, check those joints, and let us know what you find. Maybe even start up a thread in the tech section about it for more exposure. Rob L.

Yep. Do you have any death wobble? Rob L.

Paul, best thing to do is to have someone crank the wheel back and fourth, with the truck off and the wheel unlocked. Just back and fourth, not all the way. Places to look when experiencing "loose" steering, are the upper and lower track bar mounts, the joint at the pitman, and the joint where the link attaches the two tie rods together. Also, check to make sure the steering box is tight to the frame. When I was in high school and green behind the ears I took one of my MJ's to a shop because I couldn't fix my loose steering. Turned out the bolts that held the box to the frame had started to come loose... :shake: They didn't charge me, but I felt like an idjit. Rob L.

I don't ask for much when it comes to work. Just less to do, more time to do it, and better pay for not getting it done. Rob L. :cheers:

PM sent. Rob L.

I would make this a time to go to a full cluster and stop living in the dark. I wouldn't trust it until I knew exactly what it was doing. Rob L.

1. Yes, there is a small bulb in the back of it, that twists out. Pull the control box, its easy to spot. 2. IIRC, Yes, pull the ash tray, and look up into where it was, I think you'll find an automotive lamp. 3. The indicator lights are there, but depending on your options, will/won't be present... On the LEFT side. On the right side, there are none. You either have a clock, or nothing. The "system sentinel" went there on XJ waggys. 4. Yes, the XJ console is a bolt in, just grab the brackets. Rob L. :cheers:

I would run it for a bit, and see how it acts after a proper break in period. Rob L. :dunno:

At this point, there isn't much we can do for you until you can tell us if it is truly overheating or not. Might just be operating at normal temp for all you know. The amount of blowby will be in relation to the condition of the engine, there is no measurement for a "normal" amount. Rob L.

I have heard that wheeling an auto is nice, as you aren't inclined to be riding the clutch all the time. Which I can see, but I don't wheel enough, or do hard enough trails to where I would get tired of clutching. I'll stick with my manuals. Rob L. :D

In theory, yes. But, Masters usually take awhile to bleed out, and they will keep sending all that air down the system. Best to loop the lines, get it going good, and then do a final rebleed of the system. Rob L. :thumbsup:

Might have to go ahead and bleed the master. Rob L.

Most the time, you shouldn't have to bleed the master, just follow the bleeding procedure I posted, and you should be fine. Just pump, pump, pump, hold, crack the bleeder until the fluid stops, close the bleeder, and repeat until all bubbles are gone. Rob L.

To bleed a master, you pull the lines off, and put on lines or hoses that just loop back into the reservoir. All your doing is pumping them out to dump back in, until there are no bubbles left. Here's a vid showing the loops. Rob L.

:yes: Now we're talking. Rob L. :clapping:

4 cylinder and 6 cylinder bell housings are NOT compatible. Rob L.

Once I get rolling again here, I will be doing the same. I have that unicorn Eliminator which I can't really do much with, so I am going to build up my '90 LWB for work, and mild trail use. I have always loved longbeds, and after years of driving both, the LWB's just look better in my eyes. Plus, in my old SWB, with a toolbox, and a spare tire, bedspace in a SWB goes for a premium. But believe you me, on the LWB, there will be a stout rear bumper and some rear rocker protection for @$$ dragging prowess. Rob L. :D

I could honestly not care less if you don't like me. It is a direct bolt in in lieu of the stock box. I did a quick search on the loose box, and came up with this thread, about the ZJ boxes, and making sure that the stock box is actually the culprit. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=20731&p=212752&hilit=steering+box+upgrade#p212752 I am just trying to lead you down a better road here, take it or leave it. Rob L.