J.N.Pickles

I'm sorry for bumming you fellows out but I'm running on a timeline and a cash budget. I really really love this truck so I am going to keep it and do the plans mentioned. Of course unless someone offers something that's fair in value to myself. My planned modifications will not take away or strip any of the vehicles original looks, plus I will be sure to keep all the old parts in case I feel a need to restore back to its beginning form.

Sorry about that. To continue.... I am seriously contemplating Keeping it as close to original as possible. I'm still going to make it a 4x4 with the 4.0 HO and AW4 transmission but retain factory height and and wheels. It's not for serious wheeling anyways. More for icey roads and such.

Looking more and more at this vehicle I am really enjoying its looks, I am ser

I had someone take a look. It says number 63

I'll take care of it :-)

Well shoot

Sure, I will as soon as I get home from work, that will be around wed..

I started a post in the project forum to begin a documentation of the build for this interested

It has a small brass plaque on the glove box

It is

Here are pictures of the comanche. It is in outstanding shape with almost immaculate interior.

Couple pictures of stripping the interior and dash

Hello everybody, thanks for everyone's response to my tech questions in the Mj tech forum. I decided to document my build here for those interested. Here is a picture of the donor cherokee. It's remarkably straight.

Well Mr. Eagle, you just made my day. Thank you for answering my questions

Ok , started stripping the cherokee, everything pretty doable this far. Started thinking on what I should do about the lift. Issue is that I really don't have the xtra cash to put a lift that I would like at this time so I was going to leave it at at stock height while I drive it as my dd. but if I don't do soa in the rear now it means I will have to pay again in the future for another cut and balanced drive shaft. Hmm, what to do. I have photos I would like to share of the progress but have not figured out how to load them via iphone. As soon as I can do so I will start a build thread in projects for those interested.

P.s. Sorry about the iphone predictive txt. Inch is suppose to be in

Ugh terrible news, called into work for another shift so the dismantling will take place tomorrow, or at least some of it. A few questions though..... 1) Can I keep the same steering column? 2) Will the gauge cluster from a 96 Cherokee fit into a 87 comanche (the dash is inch better shape). 3) I have heard somewhere a little rhetoric about the cherokee haveing airbags and the comanche not, will this affect me, if so how to work around? Once again thank you for everyone's time. Joseph

Also is this correct forum that I should be posting questions and progress too. I understand there are rules to abide.

Thank you for the information Pete. I'll be sure to keep this in mind. Well today when I get off work I'm going to start stripping down the cherokee. I bought a few boxes of zip locks and a package of sticky labels at our local Wallmart so I can label everything as I disassemble. I'll be sure to take a zillion pictures as I progress. Since this will be my first project on this scale would any be willing to offer advice on the order they would take the cherokee apart. I have a general idea on how I might do it but would be much happier with a little advice from one much saltier.

Quick question, what would you feel would be the best shocks to go with this set up. Thanks for your time.

Quick question, what would you feel would be the best shocks to go with this set up. Thanks for your time.

Thank you for the tip. Going to read the article now. Anything to help me from getting completely befuddled is much appreciated.

Thank you for the responses so far. I'm super excited to start on this project. I hail from Red Bluff in Northern California. Plans for this week intail stripping the cherokee down, bagging and labeling everything. I originaly planned on taking the manifold, exhaust, and injectors from Renix and putting them on the HO and using the wiring from the comanche, but further investigating showed that this will not succeed. The main reason is that I will need the cherokee computer and wiring for the aw4. I guess that that leaves me with a complete transplant. I have never tackled a project quite this large but I believe patience and motivation will carry me through. After all the reading I have manged thus far I guess what makes me the most nervous is the electronics, more specifically transplanting the gauge cluster. I'm also not quite sure if the OBDII system will cause me a head ache. Any help and advice those who succeeded in such a project will be much appreciated. Thank you for your time. Joseph

Hello everyone. My name is Joseph. I am new to this sight but reading through everyone's post I felt this was the place to come to for some questions. I have a 87 2wd comanche that was given to me. While it has no motor (but have disassembled, original owner told me it's needs to be rebuilt) at this moment it had a 4.0 originally, I believe the transmission is the ba10/5. I have a awesome running 96 cherokee that's 4wd. I want to do a engine swap along with the 4wd. I understand the transmission will need to be swapped to, it's a aw4, along with the transfer case. I understand I will have to shorten the drive shaft and all looks pretty straight forward except I guess for the fuel pump. Will the original pump cause me problems, and if so what can I do about this. And what about the electrical. Can I use the wiring harness from the 96 cherokee.