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I didnt realize RA had the floor pans i get all my parts to repair the DD there. Ya I'm not to sure about the 302 (I really want to get a rolling fox body project). Thanks for the links and the kind words for my poor truck lol.

Yeah thats the best part about used cars lol. Its almost like a mystery bag of sorts sometimes its good and other times not so much. When i first got the truck it was having charging problems. The first thing i figured was well I'll have the alt tested. Poped the hood and pressed on the serpintine belt to check how tight it was. The a/c compressor immedietly tries to flip off the bracket. It was just resting on the mount with nothing holding it down. If more people would just poke around at stuff used cars could be in alot better shape. Like my floors for instance, when the p/o noticed holes he put down more carpet. :nuts: Ok enough rambling, Does anyone know where to get new floor pans?

Yeah i'm from Houston, I don't have any backstory on the truck so idk about the rust. All I can figure is if the truck spent its whole life here, someone had it on the beach alot and didnt wash it much. My main goal right now is to repair the rust and fix the slight damage from the wreck. I'm still on the fence about putting the 302 I have into it, my brother is really trying to get me to do it.

Got the rest of the carpet pulled today, the passenger side isn't to great either. Can anyone tell me if this would be the stock cluster for an 86 2.5? The reason i ask is none of my gauges work properly. Passenger side floorboard. 2 Notice at the edge of the floor a long hole. Close up of hole. Trans tunnel is pretty good overall.

I'd take that offer if you were closer. I'm in south east Texas so that would be a little haul lol.

How it looked after purchased Today before i started working on it. Fender damage from sliding into someone during a storm. Damage from the front. The decent side. Driver side bed rust. Passenger side bed rust. The p/o swapped this engine from a Cherokee. Underhood 2. Underhood 3. Underhood 4. Interior 1. Interior 2 (funky carpet the p/o put in. The beautiful balsa wood headliner. Under the carpet, Driver rear. Under carpet driver side 2. Under carpet driver side 3.

Hey guys I have an 86 4wd 5spd lwb comanche. I finally finished a fixing a few of my other vehicles so its time for the Jeep. First thing I decided to do was pull the carpet and now i wish i would have done it 2 yrs ago. :wall: I have the drivers side pulled and its pretty rough. The worse part is i was more concerned with the passenger side since you can feel the hole thru the carpet. I will get some pics up here in a few minutes, gotta remember my photo bucket info. I have a 302 i pulled from my mustang before i sold it and was considering swapping it. Well onward with the pics and such.

Thank you so much man! I'm off to find my camera so maybe my work can help others learn. also so everyone can see what happened with my recent fender bender :fs1:

Anyone have a how to on the ball joints for a 86 4x4 xls?

So i went to replace the fuel pump today. Seemed like it would be a straight forward job with no problems. I got the old one pulled in about 10 minutes then i compare it to the new one and its a bit different. The new one doesn't fit into the hanger assembly. My old pump says Carter 900 on the side and the new one is an airtex from autozone. The inlet of the new pump is nowhere near the same. Any ideas why they would be so different?

Well things have went into a different direction over night. I'm really sick and the guy i was purchasing the engine from has other buyers for it so whatever. I was considering a 4.0 swap but the only inline 6 cylinders i've messed with are the 3.0 7mgte's out of 3rd gen supras. I will start looking soon for a 4.0. Any suggestions on years or models to get it from? Here are some pics of the truck as promised.

Hey guys i have an 86 4x4 lwb. The po put a used 2.5 ax5 and np207 out of a cherokee into it. Thankfully it all will be on its way out soon since the 2.5 just doesn't have enough power. Tomorrow morning i am supposed to go pull a 4.3 vortec for it. I am still not sure what trans and t-case i will be using with the v6 (any input is welcome). I will post some pics tomorrow night for any who are interested.

Thanks man awesome idea didn't even think about it.

So long story short my 86 chewed up a rear wheel bearing. Then got towed from my job 2 days later by the city. So $250 impound and tow :( but i had the bolts for my diff cover sitting under the truck. At that time i didn't know that mj's weren't c-clip axles lol. Does anyone know what size the bolts are for a dana 35c diff cover? :help: I need them like yesterday. Thanks in advance guys

Hey man where did you get that bumper? I've been looking for 2 weeks and can't find one like it.

I appreciate the help. It ended up bein an ax-5. Is the ax-5 a decent transmission?

Hey guys, I just got an 86 xls comanche. The engine has been replaced with a 2.5l out of a cherokee. It has a 5 speed and 4x4 on 31" street tires right now. I was wondering if there is any easy way to see what type the tranny is? I bought one of the cheap shop books and it shows quite a few transmissions in these. Thanks for the help.