hemi_comanche

Ah Spud Guns. I own too many to count. We started small one night a number of years ago and ever since got hooked. My and a buddy have build atleast 20 launchers. Now days I use 300,000 volt stun guns to ignite a largely Ethyl Ether solution, my buddy has a propane injection gun using a stun gun to ignite the mixture. Golf balls and a piece of paper towel work really well and can easily put very large dents in steel plates :) Frozen spuds are fun too!

I love bowling, I got into it pretty heavily about 3 years ago and have been playing every week since. Currently I am a 175-180 average.

You need some more Mud Spray, He can see out the windshield too easily. Try something more like this. :brows:

Oh trust me, I ask the same question. The stick on Buick Side Ports gets me wondering too. You see it on the most random vehicles. To date the most random vehicles I have seen it on are a late model Ford Ranger and a Minivan. :nuts:

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Yep, that's the one. I really don't recomend the 4-barrel on the 2.8l. Your best bet is to save the money and put a good 2-barrel on the stock intake. You will enjoy the driveability much more. I recomend something like a Weber 32/36 or 38. I have been down the 4-barrel road with the Holley 390 on my 3.4l with the Edelbrock intake. I had full exhaust, MSD, and some small jets and it was too much. You really need to have a cam to justify moving to a 4-barrel when you can get a nice 2-barrel that will do the job just as well, and probably net better gas mileage. This is of course just my opinion and me digging from my personal experience on the matter.

My desktop computer changes backgrounds between these three: and my laptop sports this as it's full time background

Here is my take on the on it. It looks like it could tear you apart and have fun doing it. Looks are decent, but offroad it is yet another failure. It is obviously meant for cruising the boulevard and saying look at me. Just take a look at the front view, it has IFS. Last I checked IFS is not typically preferred for high abuse offroading or rock crawling. That and Jeep buyers that get Wranglers and take them off road, don't care about a few scrapes here and there. I don't think the Hummer audience wants to scratch up there shiny paint. They will drive down a dirt road someday, and talk about how great it was offroad. The original Hummer is the only REAL Hummer. I would love to have an original, and hopefully someday I can. Just my $.02

Hummer just can't get enough of Ripping Off other peoples ideas can they, and they have proven once again they can still design a vehicle that would not do to well on the trail. Hummer takes on Wrangler There are tons of pics here http://jalopnik.com/342457/detroit-auto-show-hummer-hx-concept-embargo-totally-fragged PHOTO GALLERY Editor's note: Hummer distributed information on this vehicle early with an embargo of Sunday, Jan. 13. But several Web sites have published pictures and information, so we don't think you should have to wait. General Motors will take the wraps off the Hummer HX concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Smaller than the H3, the two-door open-air HX is aimed squarely at the Jeep Wrangler. The HX's 103-inch wheelbase puts it in between the Wrangler and the Wrangler Unlimited. The HX's open-air driving experience comes via a pair of removable roof panels and a modular, removable rear roof assembly. The doors are removable, as are the fender flares (for more clearance on the trail). "The modular design of the roof and removable body panels mark an evolution of Hummer's design aesthetic," said Hummer exterior design boss Carl Zipfel. "These features demonstrate a deeper understanding of enthusiast desires when it comes to off-road driving, and the slant-back design gives the HX a look all its own." The four-seat interior is meant to be purposeful and off-road ready, with its largely sheetmetal-covered panels, and an exposed, extruded aluminum cross-vehicle beam as the instrument panel's foundation. There is also a rubberized floor and ballistic nylon-material covering on the instrument panel, and other interior components reinforce the functional aesthetic. Your take? :popcorn:

I will have to search for the window sticker, but from memory my 89' Eliminator was around $10k

Trust me someone will buy it. We had an 89 around here at the Jeep dealership with around 50k original miles. It was a 2wd auto 4cyl bench seat rubber carpet and a non factory rear bumper (rear ended possibly), and some poor smuck paid $7,000 for it + dealer fees. Though I think the Comanche's are rare, they are not that rare yet.

Looks good so far! Just wondering, how much space do you have between the front of the engine and the radiator support?

he was definitely an amazing driver, and one hell of a good guy too. Sad to see him go.

So this guy is the one buying up all the MJ's Didn't his mother ever tell him to share! ;)

that has been on ebay before, but I don't think it ever hit reserve so it never sold.

Yes, I did build the hood and roll pan myself It's actually already my 3rd. I had an 86 auto 2wd longbed, which the 86 4wd 5spd replaced, and now I have the 89. It's already an addiction.

Well I found a sweet deal on another Comanche in the state and decided I needed another. So I picked up an 89 2wd Shortbed 5spd with the 4.0l and 136,xxx on the clock. The truck runs awesome, starts quick and idles well. I bought it off the original owner so that is kinda cool. It's crazy because I am sure my neighbors woke up Saturday thinking they had a huge hangover since there are now 2 Black Jeep Comanche's in front of the house (I got back with the new one late at night). So Today I finally got around to snapping some pics. and BTW the other one is an 86 longbed 4wd 5spd. Enjoy. New one on the Right Opposite side The interior of the new one

I just built custom fiberglass boxes that mold to the floor and put to Clarion 6.5 2ways in and covered them in carpet, they look almost factory and sound great.

I feel you. Here in Greenwood Indiana there was an 89' with 56,000 miles on it, 1 owner, litterally an old lady. There was one problem though, they were asking way to much. It wasn't even a 4.0l. 4cyl , auto, shortbed, 2wd, and bench seat and rubber floor, and they were wanted $7000. I love Comanche's but its not a collector car. They sold for about that price new almost 20 years ago, and I went back today to lowball them, and I guess they found some dumb sucker to buy it at $7000. That poor person.

I once Busted open my left foot at work, and drove home with the most extreme pain in my foot. I drove it with just a sock on since my foot would not really fit into my shoe with out re-opening the wound. Not a big deal if it is an auto, but this was in my stick shift truck with the HD pressure plate. I hope never to relive that.

definately a 1/4 bolt, I just used a small socket with and extension and a small Universal joint and small ratchet handle.

looks slow ;)

I recently redid the rear speakers in the truck, and took a more ambitious approach. I decided to make fiberglass speakers that were molded to the shape of the floor, so they wouldn't slide around. I used 6.5 Clarions, here are some pics. They sound great, and fit really well in the truck. I also have a padded center console that houses an 8in sub woofer (which is plenty for a small cab truck), and I have 5.25" 2 way flush mounted in door front speakers.

Thanks. That photo was a 35mm B&W, and I did all the film development and enlarging, and it actually won 1st Place in it's division in a state wide contest

Some Hot Rod Photo's I have done I'm a big fan of F1 and have done freelance photography in the racing world before. The Car Nut shows through Random Stuff Most of the Photos I posted are 35mm prints that are scanned in, I like film because it forces you to take the best photo possible. I have thousands of rolls of film and gigs upon gigs of digital photos, it is one of my many very expensive hobbies.