Ronbo

It has run through my mind to restore it but then I wouldn't have a play truck and that's what it was purchased for. I can't afford to have several vehicles and if I could it would just sit outside in the weather. I have a work car that gets most of the miles put on it and a 2500 Silverado for hauling duties. This truck was bought to be a wheeler. I am going to modify it but I will do it right and keep it clean. I don't like driving crappy vehicles and I like my rides to look good and preform without mechanical issues. Trust that I will do a good job with this build. Ron

Thanks, if I happen to drive across the country and decide I don't need the seats to get back I will keep you in mind. Ron

I love the looks of the truck. Which front bumper are you running on that. I just bought a Comanche and have started a build, Green Monster. I know Jason and I see you are down in Olympia, maybe I wills see you sometime. Ron

Yeah, the more I find out about this truck the more rare it becomes. Unfortunately the paint isn't in that good of shape all the clear coat on the roof and hood is missing. I went by an auto body place and got a quote to have it painted but they wanted a little more than I can afford to spend, I will probably paint it myself. I have never painted a car before but I have read up on it. I am detail oriented so I think I can do a good job, we shall see. Got the rear bumper painted but I have to go back to work tomorrow so it will probably get installed next week when I'm off. I painted it with Krylon Hammered Black and used a self etching primer, should hold up well.

Here is a picture of my current Jeep which I use primarily to wheel with. I also started work on cleaning up a rear bumper that I got from my buddy Willy. Some of you may recognize this from the build thread for his wife's Comanche. He built a new bumper when we bobbed the bed so I was offered this one which I knew to be strong and well built.

I got the truck into the garage and I wanted to do some maintenance items first. I changed the oil, transmission oil, serpentine belt and the air filter. Then I wanted to paint a few things to make them look better such as the wiper arms, front bumper and rear sliding window frame. Then I wanted to change the bench seat and replace it with bucket seats. This is more comfortable and will allow space for a Tuffy locking console which I have on order. I got the seats from my friend Willy, MJ Junkie, who also has a couple of build threads here. The seats are Grey not Tan but they don't clash to bad with the interior. I may get them redone in a color matching material or new seats all together I'm not sure, depends on funds. I will post more on the build as I make more progress. Ron

MJ Junkie, Thanks for noticing. Jeeper, I know the 92s are rare and a 4x4 even more so but I did not know a long bed was rare, I guess I never thought about that. And thank you for the welcome to the site there should be more pictures today if I can work photo bucket. Ron

Hello, my name is Ron and I recently purchased my first Comanche. Its a 1992 4x4 long bed with the 4 liter High Output engine and the AX15 5 speed. The truck has 82,000 miles on it and has been in the same family since it was new. the truck is Metallic Hunter Green with Tan interior and a bench seat. The build date was November of 1991, I only add that as I see that question come up from time to time. My plans for the truck are to turn it into a trail rig. I am researching a lift for it and tire packages. I am thinking I will go with a TNT long arm suspension with a spring over in the rear and 35" tires. I currently have a 1992 Wrangler YJ with the same powertrain and I have been a member of a 4 wheel drive club for the last 4 years. I will attempt to post pictures of both my current Jeep and the Comanche because from reading the build threads I know everyone likes to look at the pictures, including me. I would love to hear your thoughts about the truck. Ron :waving: