iimafa
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Finally made some time to get the beater back into the garage, got the Dana yanked out, the Dana 60 slid under and borrowed some 40s to size the old girl up! The original plan was to link the front, but after much though I am thinking I will keep the leaf springs in the front
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No major progress on the old beater recently, only small accomplishments and planning lately as most of my time has been shifted towards other projects. I got the 2010 ford Dana 60 cleaned up and ready to get built up, and I got my rock lights wired. The idea going forward is Dana 60 and 3 link front, sterling 10.5 and leaf spring rear. I’m planning to use ruff stuff specialties 3 link kit and steering, Barnes 4wd low profile truss, and artec weld on high steer, and have been looking at the redneck ram steering kits for hydro assist, I have some new Chevy 63” leads for the rear but still need to get a 10.5, shocks for the front are up in the air currently, with not a lot of money currently and the hopes to be wheeling in the next four months I am leaning towards some 6 inch lift coils, ideally I’d like to throw some 16” shock/coil overs on the old girl, but that may have to wait. Gears and lockers are also up in the air until it’s atleast a roller from there I’m thinking weld the diffs at first and where the $#!& out of it until she pops.
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I don’t have a write up on it, I could probably do one though, but yes it’s all junkyard parts, cost me less than 300 bucks for everything. I haven’t had any issues with it and I’ve been wheeling it since 2016, but it’s also behind a 2.5 so I’m not sure if it would do the same behind a 4.0.
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Since the last time I posted I finished relocating the oil filter, intercooler piping, and tossed a temporary fuel tank in the ole beater and....... IT STARTED!! It runs and ideals great, messed with the fuel pressure regulator a little, test drove it and it seems to be holding good AFR numbers. The front axle is pretty worn out and not having a diff cover I don’t want to drive it to much, but happy with how it’s looking so far. The first run down the street it didn’t build any boost so I pulled the wastegate line off and it fixed that, With it being super clapped I don’t wanna drive it far so I’ll have to wait to see how the AFR fairs on long pulls, this setup is with stock injectors and only 40 PSI of fuel pressure, so there’s ALOT of room to give it more fuel, I plan to run 93 in it and I might try to take some timing from it in the future. Next step is to gather a few more parts for the wonton swap, plan is 3 link front sd Dana 60, Chevy 63” leaf springs rear with sterling 10.5 rear end, and 40s. I was hoping to keep tie rod ends for the steering but it seems like the weld on high steer might be a cheaper route, I’ll be running stock shafts for awhile and most likely stock gears until I can afford to regear. I’m thinking ruffstuff specialties DIY 3 link kit for the front and some cheap 6” lift coil springs. I already have a set of Chevy 63” leaf springs from a 2020 Chevy 1500, and a Dana 60 from a 2010 f250, not the biggest start, but still a start. Very excited it started and ran though!
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Had some time so was able to get a little bit done on the beater this weekend, grabbed some fittings and some copper line that I’ll run from the air compressor to the tank in the bed, then started working on relocating the oil filter because the exhaust will make it impossible to remove. Then after a few beers I finally got the small Passenger side hatch done.
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Progress On the Comanche has slowed slightly due to some of my other projects..... but a little work got done tonight! Ran alternator cables, engine ground, and got the exhaust painted. Next On the list is to run the air line and power wire from the compressor to the tank in the bed then onto the fuel cell, THEN START UP!
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I was planning to make a flapper on top of it so it should keep most of the bad stuff out..... that’s the hope atleast...
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And that brings us up to today, it’s currently in the single car garage of the house I rent, so a lot of the time has been me getting the garage set up And house together, but progress is still being made, all the wiring is done except for the rock lights, fuel line is run, just need to finish the intercooler piping, and make a fuel cell and she’ll be ready for the first start up
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Started working on the interior after I found a NICE Cherokee in the yard so swapped the bench seat for a center console, snagged some door panels and some seats, got the exhaust done, battery’s fully mounted, And battery box done. And also scored a 2010 Ford Dana 60, Then we partied a little to hard at the shop and We got kicked so had to move this fine unit one last time!
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Thanks man, it’s taken some time, but it’s getting somewhere!
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So with the battery moved I made the turbo mount out of steel, then went and mounted some light bars, stained the wood, made some doors and a removable hatch, made an areas for a fuel cell and Just like that the bed is almost done
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So let me back track for a second, it all started when I grabbed a small turbo off of a Saab 9-3 from the junkyard and I figured why not toss this on the ole junker, so I mocked it up and designed a bracket and it was going to sit where the battery was currently, so I figured by not toss the batteries in the bed, and while I’m at it might as well have two, then I thought why not have three? So that’s what I went with, so I made a piece to hold it all, then made a panel to make everything look nice, tossed in some LEDS, switches, voltage meter, dc-ac converter, regulator, gauges and some wire It was done! All thanks to amazon prime and me not knowing how to hold onto money.
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I started to tear it apart because I wanted to turbo the 2.5 so to start I needed to relocate the battery so..... I redid the bed to fit the battery..... that started with cutting the bed off, and chopping it apart, cutting some steel to fit the tailgate and hang the skins, then running some tube to hold it all together, then toss some wood down as a nice floor and then start making a box around the triple battery setup.....
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Wheeling season was a long one, until me and my buddies rented a garage and it was time to take her apart again in December of 2019
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From there I just wheeled the $#!& out of the ole girl, and she treated me very well.
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In September of 2017 I pulled it back in the shop and started on the cage, I also at some point before that converted the ac compressor to an air compressor which was incredibly useful when I had those 36” superswampers that held air for about 10 hours.
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Then the body damage started to happen, tossed a winch on the fine unit and still kept wheeling it.
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In April of 2017 I had Wheeled it about six times with the long bed and it kept getting in the way and was getting a little beat up so it was time to chop it.
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I went and tossed a track bar on it and the steering was great, so I started wheeling it a bunch at local spots close to my house.
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Before the shake down run I decided to make a bumper for the ole girl, so tossed that together the night before and then I was off! In December of 2016 I Did a little driving around and some flex testing and it went great! The day after I went out to haspin acres and it preformed great (didn’t get any pictures) Except for the steering being absolute trash, so I had to figure that out.
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Yea at the time being in high school and broke that was the only really option I had, my buddy gave me a set of his old yota rear spring so a little time with a wire wheel and some new bushings they were perfect for me.
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Then found some skinny tires bfg mk2’s 33x10.5x15, some some oreillys special, they are rear shocks from a 03 f250 4x4 With 13” of travel! Only costing 30 bones a piece really can’t beat it. Finished up the interior and made some custom length drive shafts out of stock Cherokee shafts, trash steel tube and a piece of angle. Tossed in a cheap eBay fuel cell and an in-line fuel pump from an old f150 she was ready to move on her own. That brings us right to November of 2016 almost two years after I bought it, she’s almost ready for her first drive as a 4x4
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From there i talked my girlfriends dad into letting me bring it over to his garage where I finally got to the 4wd, finished the doubler, Made some easy linkages, made a skid/support and a cross member and we were almost a 4x4! I traded the ax-15 from earlier for an ax-4 From an 88(?) That had an external slave, with a new clutch from oreillys and a few gallons of fluid it one step closer
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And we had a roller! Cut the front fenders, then Pulled the turd out for a little morning stretch and messed around with a bumper idea.
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Then I was onto stopping the ole girl, Went and got some brake rotors and did a little surgery with a drill to make them fit then went grabbed a brake booster and proportioning valve from the yard and slapped it on. (the whole brake system is identical to a grand Cherokee WJ) got the steering all welded up and bolted on and tossed the tires on to see how they fit!
