Hey everyone,
So I'm trying to get ahold of my first Comanche and I've been doing my research. I want to get one that needs some work and use it as a project truck and to learn how to do my own wrenching.
With that being said, I've found one for sale, its an '87 2.5 4WD manual with 114,XXX. That's pretty much all I know for now, besides some pictures. I'm going to go look at it this weekend, but I'm driving a state away to do so. The guy has said that the frame is solid (which I can see in some of the pictures because he has the bed off in some of them) and it "runs like a tank".
Now, when I go to look at it, I know to crawl up under that sumbitch and check the frame really well but I've been reading on here and some other forums that if the floor of the cab is rusted that people run away fast from these trucks. Well the guy has been honest and sent pics and the floor is pretty bad off. Some small holes under the clutch pedal rusted all the way through and the rest of the passenger and driver floors are pretty well rusted. The guy has said that he has new floor panels that come with it they just need to be installed. Also, the bed is pretty rusty and he has said that the back fenders have been "trimmed" to fit bigger tires. I'm assuming the trimming is because he didn't lift it first?
Anyways, long story short, if I'm willing to put in the work on fixing the body, but the frame is (mostly)rust free and the truck is mechanically sound, is it a good buy?($900)
Is replacing the foor and the bed of the truck that much of a pain/cost?
Thanks in advance
