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Nice, I'm contemplating how to fasten mine just due to the fact that its a daily and I'm in Wisconsin. I don't want salt getting between me bed and the plating. I could always silicone around every thing prior to install I suppose

How did to choose to hold them on? Rivets?

did you make that mnkboy?

they are fairly worn. Once its running and driving how I want it I'm going to get the brown dog ones.

I saw this one in a google image search today. It looks like its just the xj armor modified a bit. These look awesome too I would like mine to tie in all the way around the wheel well. Like I said my fenders are rusting out and I want to beef up. I'm guna see what sort of prerunner stuff is out there. My buddy is great at fab and I bet could think of something.

I love this truck!

Took my rear flares off today and of course theyre rusted out behind them. The XJ's have some pretty cool rear armor options out there. I doubt anything is available for the Comanche but has anyone made anything cool? rather than replacing the sheet metal id rather beef it up but I'm open to opinions :cheers:

Here are some photos finally of what all is done so far. Need to bleed the brakes and install the shocks then test drive time. Brake lights aren't working but thatll be easy enough to figure out

https://vimeo.com/126487550

I'm pretty sure... un plug and cap that valve

I would love power doors.. thatd be a hall for both of us

gotchya. cuz that will make it run like $#!& for sure lol

those two lines laying next to it need to be plugged in.

EGR solenoid

Yup! Sits a tad higher in the rear but with sag it'll settle out and RE 4.5 springs in the front. Honestly I haven't even looked.. there's a huge auto event in 2 weeks so I'm just trying to get it there. First wheeling trip is end of Jones so as long as I have it set up by then ill b fine. Getting a front locker for it too

Back on all four!

Pete I don't know if you can add these into the original post but here's what I did This small bucket at the base of the 2.5 sender prevents the HO pump from sitting as low as is needs so it has to be trimmed off. I let the sender sit for a few days to let the fuel evaporate before cutting on it There are two tabs that hold the bucket to the return tube. Trim them as close as u can to the tube. I used a small cut off wheel and made sure the edges were smooth ish. You won't be able to use that rubber bump stop at the base of the return tube anymore because it won't allow the pump to sit securely, but eye ball its as close to even with the base of the tube as you can and throw some hose clamps on! You'll have to put a new piece of hose to the top of the sender from the pump and splice the power and ground wires but that's easy. I have multiple high powered cars in the area that I've put fuel pumps in in this fashion and they all are still beating around town just fine [emoji6]

Thanks Pete! Ill post some more pictures of what I modified when you do that. Hornbrod, I know, I just know there's many people doing an HO conversion that have a donor vehicle so why not use parts you already have. That pump is in a '90 2.5 sender. 95 pump

Been slacking on updates... I have done a lot of work lately just no pictures. dash is in and all electrical is as well. Picking up my axle on Monday, tires are in finally. fuel system is getting finished too then just minor stuff to get her streetable! Will post pics soon!

Also a good idea :thumbsup: I did this for a good option for those that have a HO pump but don't want to spend anymore than what it costs to get 2 hose clamps. I was wishing I hadn't got rid of my walbro 255 because I would have just ran that inline with the 2.5 and been fine.

So there's is always much discussion about the HO swap into mj's. More of The weird stuff comes when starting with a 2.5. One of the big things being the fuel pump. The 2.5 pump simply doesn't have enough juice to run the HO. What then are your options? Most will say you have to get a sender that will hold the 4.0 pump. But what about those that are using an HO donor and have everything? It seems silly when its all readily available. I worked for some time in a performance shop and when you slap a Turbo or blower on a car you need more fuel. Most people like to retain. The factory tank so we would modify the senders to hold massive fuel pumps or at times two. I applied the simple things we did to adapt a HO fuel pump into a 2.5 renix sender. This small bucket at the base of the 2.5 sender prevents the HO pump from sitting as low as is needs so it has to be trimmed off. I let the sender sit for a few days to let the fuel evaporate before cutting on it There are two tabs that hold the bucket to the return tube. Trim them as close as u can to the tube. I used a small cut off wheel and made sure the edges were smooth ish. You won't be able to use that rubber bump stop at the base of the return tube anymore because it won't allow the pump to sit securely, but eye ball its as close to even with the base of the tube as you can and throw some hose clamps on! You'll have to put a new piece of hose to the top of the sender from the pump and splice the power and ground wires but that's easy.

Is that out of an 88 Hornbrod? my elec diag manual and fsm don't have pinouts for the bulk head

Awesomee, that'll speed up fab time

The big bulk head? Are u looking for a pin out for it?

pretty sure the spline count on both tcases are different and the 231 I think is longer so the driveshaft will have to be shortened. Can anyone confirm that?