Ronbo

Looks like a good truck to build a wheeler from, pre dented. I would grab some bucket seats from a Cherokee and lots of mirrors and blinker lights if your going to wheel it much. Then think about armor and trimming some sheet metal. A roll bar or roll cage should be on the list and a winch. The box in the bed is nice and the Dana 44 is nice if it is metric ton. Have fun with the build, Ron

Congratulations from last months MJOTM. Very clean well taken care of truck.

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Willy, I think you need to admit it, when strangers are commenting on the fact that your wife never drives it, the truck is not hers anymore. Ron

Thanks, I'm Taking the Comanche out for its second trail run this weekend. My plan is to wheel it for the summer pretty much as is fixing things that come up and then do some more upgrades when the weather turns wet and cold. I was thrilled to be selected for MJOTM the announcement came out of left field. I hope everyone likes the truck even if it is different from how they would build it. I appreciate all of the positive comments about the work I have done on the truck. I will try to post some pictures from the next wheeling trip when I get back. Ron

Thanks for the compliments. I could not have done everything I wanted to do without the help and advice of my friend Willy. Still lots to do so keep watching the build thread. Ron

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Willy, Thanks for the pics, Deb did a good job with the camera. Ron

jbain, Trophy Girl Designs weld together mount. They have a couple of different styles and they will do custom engraving and laser cut what you want. Check out the web sit at www.trophygirldesign.com. I ordered the mount on Monday afternoon and received it on Tuesday in the mail, great service. $35.00 Ron

Love the transporter but what's under the tarp behind it? Ron

There are a couple of different winch bumpers out there. I just built a JCR weld it yourself bumper and it turned out well. They also have the same bumper which they have already welded for you. It is made of 3/16th steel plate and it wraps around the fender to give better protection. You will have to trim the fender a little bit but that's not hard at all. You can check out my build Green Monster to see what mine looks like. I added the hoops myself but JCR will sell you a kit for it if you want. As far as fender flares goes I am still trying to decide which ones I want. Good luck, Ron

Thanks, If the shafts you have are from a similar vehicle, same spline count and diameter, they should slide right in. Ron

Whitemanche, The axel was just totally rebuilt when I installed the locker and changed the gearing. These axles are brand new and fit just as the old one did so there was no reason to redo the seals again. The new axles are just made out of a better material not any bigger. Ron

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Alicia, I will keep it the same color but the decals have to go. Sorry but I am not a fan of the 1980/90 theme graphics. I think I will stay with one color except Black for the letters on the tailgate and maybe a Comanche sticker to replace the badging but that's not for sure yet. Ron

ComancheKid, thanks I've work hard trying to get it ready in time. There are some things left to do but I can start wheeling it now. Ron ShelbyLuvv, Thanks, I tried to do it right. I still want to get the truck painted and all of the tube work will get powder coat when I get the roll cage completed. I'm still looking for some fold forward seat mounts and then I want to either have the seats redone in leather or buy some good quality aftermarket seats. The list goes on and on but that's the fun. Ron

Thanks for the compliments it means a lot. Willy, Your camera takes nice pictures I think you made a good choice there. Ron

Thanks for the compliment, I'm glad you like the truck. Willy and I took the truck to a local wheeling spot to test it on the trails this evening. The truck did awesome with only a couple of little things to tweak. Here are some pictures of the truck posed on a rock pile so I could check the suspension and the bumpstops. This picture shows how the front tire is stuffed into the wheel well. The bumpstop is about a 1/2 inch from making contact. This picture shows the rear tire stuffed in the wheel well. The rear bumpstop is bottomed out but the tire is not hitting the wheel well. The rear shock is about 1 inch from being bottomed out so the bumpstops are the correct length. Here are a few more Willy took a few more with his camera, he will either send them to me or add them to the post. As I said the truck did great and I am happy to finally have it ready for the trails. Ron

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Thanks, its coming along. I will take it out on the trail for the first time this afternoon and I will post some pictures. Ron

I hope so too. I have heard mixed reviews on this CB but it fits my needs so I thought I would give it a try. I also have the warranty so if something breaks back it will go. Ron

I do plan on putting a hoop on the bumper to protect the grill some. My buddy Willy has the tube bender so it won't be until I can get to his house to get them built. Ron I worked on getting the winch in this morning which wasn't too hard. The directions from Warn had a little bit to be desired but so did the install directions from JCR on the new bumper. New fairlead I have the control box on the winch for the time being but I plan on putting it under the hood and running control switches inside the cab of the truck. Here it all installed except the wiring is not zip tied in place that's why you can see it in the engine bay This will be the next part of my build. I have an older under dash unit but I could not find a place I wanted to put it, lack of room in the cab. I chose this unit as all the controls are in the handset and the mounting box is very small. I can tuck it away under a seat or on the side of the center console. For $12 dollars I also got a lifetime warranty so I shouldn't ever have to buy another one. I will still try to take some photos of the brackets for the bumper and when I install the CB I will try and photograph that as well. Ron

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Working hard baby, Working hard

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