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Truck is up for sale: http://bellingham.craigslist.org/cto/5599620628.html Gotta make room for the next project which arrives soon spread the word guys great deal on a nice MJ!

Thanks for catching that Benjy, edited post

This weekends's progress was new sway bar bushes, New steering stabilizer with moog boot, WJ lower control arms, and a couple new steering joints (the one at the Pittman arm was worn out and making loud popping noises!) You can see here the difference between v8 WJ and OE lca's. Install note, oblong bushing goes axle side.

She's all put back together and back in action

Thanks! It was the closest "off the shelf" color I could find to the factory spinnaker blue metallic. It's summit racing's single stage "bright blue metallic". Whole gallon kit for like $120 and surprisingly good quality! It's got a lot more silver to it, but I like it, kinda matches the faded clear coat thing it had going on :)

Dipped the flares, had to weld a bunch of new studs into the brackets (almost half broke during removal). What a PITA! flares going back on

Well it's back from the painter

Yup sure do.

If it was today, wasn't me unless my wife was driving it for some reason. I live on woburn and take Iowa a lot I'm real easy to spot right now as I've installed the 97+ front end with 2 different color fenders ha! Getting painted in a couple weeks....

This is awesome there are already 2 local guys here in Bellingham that have reached out to help a new Jeep owner! Can't say that of the other forums I use for various reasons...thanks for the warm welcome Lee and 8valve! It's weird you work at fanatik I just saw a really cool vinyl wrap on a newer crew cab truck with Fanatik on the side. I used to work at a shop that did wraps, and that one still got my attention! We'll all have to grab a beer sometime so I can pick your brains on jeep stuff I'm here in BHAM too. I you ever need anything just PM me Thanks will do!

It's been a really long time since I've updated this thread, just been driving the truck! I've been working on a few things lately. First thing was to replace the broken and work e-brake cables The dimmer function didn't work on the headlight switch, so I ordered a new one....but got the wrong part. Ended up fixing the old one. Also replaced a door pin switch (dome light works upon opening the doors now!) I picked up a 97+ XJ front header panel and DS fender for a good deal on craigslist. Scored the other fender, fender brackets, and missing turn signal housing online (I love how cheap and plentiful parts are for this thing) More coming soon.

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Installed the Putco headlight harness. What an improvement! Also a new outer window seal (the PO plastered clear bathroom silicone all over the cracked original)

Been a while since I've posted, but progress hasn't stopped :) Before After

Rear bumper is primed and ready for black plasti-dip and install.

Truck developed a fairly bad miss this week, barely ran. So I decided to do a basic tuneup and compression check just to see where I'm at with this 215k mile 4.0 Whew! I didn't expect to find bad numbers, but I'm always nervous doing compression tests... Also, found why the truck was barely running: The plugs, plug wires, and rotor were just as bad as the cap too. Hopefully next time I post it'll be for more exciting stuff, like finishing the rear bumper

More work on the comanche this week... got both vacuum harnesses off ebay for $38 including shipping: Also got the JCR DIY rear bumper in the mail. Started with the center section I found it easiest to actually weld the caps to the wings, to get the angle right. Then adjusted the center section as necessary: I read about everyone's problems with the supplied hitch receiver not being the correct size, decided to learn from everyone else's hardships.... I found this 2.25 to 2" adapter sleeve at lowes for 10-15$, and used that instead I got the shell all welded and ground, just gotta add the mounting brackets and D ring tabs, finish grind, and paint when I get the time

Awesome truck good work!

Finished the cup holders today. I used an old ABS plastic tool case I had laying around to use for my trim ring. Cut it to fit Cut a hole for the cup holders, and lots of hot glue later

The pacers are period correct. But the rubicons look better, and are JEEP oem which wins out for me

Started working on some underhood issues. Replaced lots of old vacuum hoses, cleaned the iacv, cleaned the grime out of the intake, and replaced the filter. This thing was oily Also replaced a fried battery to engine ground. The original cable was about 36". I found a 48" at the store, cut it to length, crimped and soldered a 4ga ring on, and split loomed it. Also added extra 8gauge cable from the block to the firewall pinch seam near the coolant bottle. Note damaged original cable I also replaced the drive belt, and got a Valve cover gasket and throttle body gasket at the store. I'm going to do cruisers' breather mod to hopefully curb some of this grime in the intake

Finally found the center console I wanted. I'm going to graft some cup holders into it only $30 shipped

This is awesome there are already 2 local guys here in Bellingham that have reached out to help a new Jeep owner! Can't say that of the other forums I use for various reasons...thanks for the warm welcome Lee and 8valve! It's weird you work at fanatik I just saw a really cool vinyl wrap on a newer crew cab truck with Fanatik on the side. I used to work at a shop that did wraps, and that one still got my attention! We'll all have to grab a beer sometime so I can pick your brains on jeep stuff

Truck died last week... Turned out to be a loose connector on the fuel pump, whoever installed this replacement carter pump was in a hurry....

love the wheels and tires! How thick are the adapters? Do you think a 3" lift would clear the tires all other things the same???