Automan2164

Says the guy who let the only known hunter green metallic eliminator meet an orange death... Rob ;)

Yeah, I have been running low. Want some more cashola? Rob

Not even a "Thanks for playing". Rob :shake:

For me when I registered my new XJ: $95 to transfer the title $101 registration fee $25 Police plate fee $94 Vanity Fee Plus taxes on new vehicle purchase... $25 IIRC. $340. Renewal for said plate: $101 registration fee $25 Illinois Police Association license plates fee $13 vanity fee $139 yearly. I hate this state when it comes to titles/plates. Rob

Pete, put me down for 20 of them. Money is on the way. Rob Edit - Did you ever find out what they did to the mistakes?

Fixed it for you. Pick me up on the way Johnny, and I'll cover some expenses. Rob

Try that, get the "Wow, don't see many of those anymore... What engine?" Then reply with "Oh, the diesel.", and the parts guy almost falls off his chair. Now that I've done that a few times though, they expect it and it's no longer any fun. Rob :D

I found it awhile ago... Have a thread w/ a pic, but can't find it now. Rob

Missed that... In that case, you should able to find a truck that someone junked because it looks like they may have ran out of gas on the way out of the dealer lot and they gave up trying to figure out how to pop open the fuel door without a tab or release. Grab the sender out of that. At least, it seems that way in some of the pics you non rust belters post of the JY finds. Excuse my jealousy. The trucks you guys have in the JY out west and south look better than the ones on the road up here. Rob :fs2:

I will be trying my darndest to get The Farmer ready to go for this summer... That being said, I would be in for something August or September wise, contingent on completion of the truck. Rob

Welcome to the group. Pump you can get anywhere... Pump only. The sender has to be found used. Put a wanted ad in the classifieds, and one of the lucky non rust belters will find one for ya. Rob

This month we honor one of our veteran members, who just happened to end up with 2 MJ's bought at different times that rolled off the line 11 Jeeps apart. MVUSSE's 1987 Comanches MODEL(s) AND YEAR(s) Wilbur: 1987 Comanche Pioneer Purple People Eater: 1987 Comanche (base model I believe) ENGINE & PERFORMANCE: Wilbur: 4.0, no mods. PPE: 2.5, no mods. DRIVETRAIN: Wilbur: AW4, NP231, was D30 front, 29 spline 8.25 rear, Aussie locker in both, 3.55 gears. Currently halfway through swapping in a high pinion 60 with welded spider gears and will get a Sterling 10.25 rear as soon as the front is done. 4.10 gears. PPE: AX4 replaced with AX5, 2wd converted to 4wd with a NP231, D30, D35 both open, 3.55 gears. 5th gear is gutless, but mileage at 75mph is now 25% better than it was with the AX4. COOLING: Wilbur: Stock mechanical fan plus a junk yard stock style electric fan run off a temp sensor in a HO thermostat housing and a home made controller. Added spacers to the hood hinges after the engine vapor locked twice last summer wheeling in 90+ degree heat. PPE: Stock ELECTRICAL & IGNITION: Wilbur: Fan controller switches to turn the electric fan on, off, or auto. In cab winch controls, CB radio. PPE: Did not have a clock or cigarette lighter (but did have an ash tray!?). Needed power for my GPS, so I added the lighter socket, threw a clock in there too since I had it apart. Came from the factory with the radio delete package, but that had been rectified by the previous owner. Also swapped in power locks and windows from a 1996 XJ I had bought for parts. STEERING: Wilbur: Durango steering box PPE: stock SUSPENSION: Wilbur: Front 1.75" spacers and 4.5" lift springs. Rear SOA with rearched springs and Chevy drop shackles. PPE: Had 1.75" spacers and chevy drop shackles when I got it. Lowered it back down to stock height. INTERIOR: Wilbur: Black with stock vinyl bucket seats. Currently has the base door panels to which I added the (grey) speaker grilles from that parts XJ, and short arm rests. Took the headliner out since the fabric was hanging down on top of my head 5 years ago, never got around to fixing it and putting it back in. PPE: Black. Had a bench seats, but the Previous owner swapped in grey Cherokee seats. Still need to do something about that. Swapped in the pioneer door panels from Wilbur along with the map pockets, speaker grilles and hockey stick arm rests. Aftermarket (black) headliner. BRAKES: Wilbur: Front: newer style (92+?) that don't use the separate caliper bracket. Rear: ZJ disc brakes redrilled to fit the 3: 8.25 axle tubes. Load sensing valve zip tied in place. PPE: Front: newer style (92+?) that don't use the separate caliper bracket. Rear is stock. LIGHTING: Both stock. WHEELS/TIRES: Wilbur: 35x12.50 Maxxis Buckshot Mudders in 15x8 Cragar Soft 8s. Need 16" or larger to clear the brakes on the new axles, so will be getting rewelded Hummer double beadlocks with used Military 37x12.50 MT tires. PPE: Summer: Stock steel wheels painted black with a chrome trip ring running whatever used but usable all season radials I have around, P235/75R15. Winter: Wilbur's original aluminum 10 spokes with P235/75R15 Wintermark snow tires. Stock size on this truck was P205/75R15 so the speedometer is off a bit. 1.5" wheel spacers on the rear for cosmetic reasons. MISCELLANEOUS: Wilbur: Aftermarket off road winch bumper with XRC10 winch, bed skins cut off, entire bed will be removed in a month or two. PPE: Bit by bit upgrading with stock options. Currently has an all chrome grill/headlight buckets. Piece of galvanized pipe for a rear bumper I still need to do something about. Best MJ story There are so many. Like when a front wheel broke off on the freeway when the unit bearing split in half. Or when it broke off again 2 months later in the middle of a river because the upper balljoint broke. It was the only part on that side of the axle I had not replaced. Or how I ended up with the PPE. But I think I will start at the beginning: 1986, still living in The Netherlands, we went vacationing in Canada for 4 weeks. While there I saw a Jeep Comanche parked in a ride share parking lot. Loved to look of it, especially the fender flares, and had never seen anything like it. Fast forward to 2008. My Geo Prizm spun a bearing. This left me with a Suburban that got 12 mpg. I like having two vehicles so I can drive one while I'm working on the other one. Before the Geo my 2nd vehicle was a F100 that also got 12mpg, but I had come to like the fuel economy of the 4 cylinder. Then an acquaintance of mine tells me he knows of a 4 cylinder Jeep pickup truck for sale. Turned out to be a 4 litre, but realizing this was the truck I fell in love with 22 years earlier I had to get it. The front end was wrecked so I started by fixing it up. Then after a trip off road bone stock I started building it up, first as a weekend wheeler, then more of a dedicated off road rig. The rust spots i had have become holes, the hole it had have become larger and it doesn't have an undented piece of metal left on it anywhere. I'm kind of sad about how bad it looks. That's why the PPE is staying stock and never going off road. Now in 2013 I have two of them, with the serial numbers only 11 apart. What owner loves best about CC Everybody willing to help everybody out. Complete strangers brought together only by a vehicle they own. When I first got on the site, a member pmed me out of the blue to let me know about an ebay auction for a complete header panel I needed. When I still needed a bunch of other parts to fix up Wilbur, I got contacted by Bob Wild (Wildman). From him I got a hood, fender, gas tank, trailer hitch, rear springs, fan shroud and possible more stuff I just can't remember. He even drove two and a half hours from Buffalo to meet me halfway after which we talked (mostly about Comanches) for more than 5 hours before finally heading home. ------------------------------------------------- Marcel, again, we find ourselves in that member category that makes us wonder how we missed you for this long. A constant presence on Comanche Club, you are always here to lend a hand, some advice, or share a story. Wilbur has always been something I have looked up to as a nice capable truck without blowing out the bank. You've made changes as you've come upon limits or obstacles, and it looks like you have a big change for the better on the horizon. As with any MJer, one wasn't enough and you couldn't resist pulling the trigger something you could drive every day, even if the previous owner got a little creative with the paint job. It just happened that they belong together, and for all we know, the gap between them could have been all XJ's. Congrats on your MJOTM, enjoy the spotlight. Rob :cheers: Click here to view the article

Bodily fluids eh... Rob

Just picked myself up a new phone to replace my old smartphone last weekend. I ended up picking up a Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Oh my word. Huge screen, fast as all get out. Camera is worlds better than my old EVO. Anyway, the preloaded backgrounds sucked, and I hate having a picture of a truck or the girlfriend plastered over the background, so I made my own. I am pretty happy with the outcome, and I thought I would share it with you guys so you can use it. I cropped it a bit and added some effects to soften it on the wallpaper, but this is the raw pic for you to finesse as you see fit. Rob :cheers:

http://comancheclub.com/topic/32414-rc-mj-crawler/ Sorry for the dead links... Going to have to fix that. Rob

How many total did you get Pete? Rob

If that's the only thing that takes a 1/2 socket... I'd say you missed that part where you buy a regular 1/2 ratchet first. Crawl before you walk mate. Rob :cheers:

His was a shorty. That's a longun'. Rob

Receiver with a piece of plate welded on to attach the plate to. Drill and install some plate lights, and wire them to whatever trailer connector you use. Put a lock on the pin. When in use, slide it in, hook the connector up for running lights for the plate, and away you go. When you have to tow, you plate is blocked anyway. Remove it, and put the hitch on. Rob

Isn't that an aftermarket one? Doesn't look like the parts book one... Rob

Yup. Rob

If I had the room, I would be all over A like stink on crap. Most of the time, when I drive, it's just for transportation. I would pick up a nicer old 3/4 ton, and get a cheap run around. Rob

Better question... Where are the pics of the girlfriend? Rob :yes:

Header panel screws are behind the turn signal bezels on the corners and along the rail at the top. Rob

You can tell how early the build is... The lower the number, the earlier the truck. Also... I have those door panels and seats in my diesel MJ, er, had. I wish I could find a set. My seat fabric was disintegrating like yours when I picked it up. It does take a lot for the porno red interior to grow on you, but with something as original as yours, that's been in the family for a long time, I'd be on the original boat too. Many a mild DD lift for stance and some oversized tires... Perfection. Rob