89 MJ

You absolutely could fix it, but by the time you account for the time you have invested in it, you would exceed its value in America, at least. If the truck runs well, I personally would try to find a solid shell and swap all of your drivetrain into it.

Where at in AZ? I think you’ll be able to salvage it, but if you can get it apart and post more pictures, that would be great. Regardless, you should be able to use the 23 spline input shaft in the 21 spline t-case to make it 23 spline.

That may have the piece that you need, if they are interchangeable between the distributors. I know Eagles with the 258 used Duraspark. This Concord might too.

You should be able to take your input shaft out of the AX-15 231 and install it in the BA10/5 231, but you will have to take both t-cases all the way apart. What do you mean the t-case is rusted? Please post pictures of the t-case.

That's looking great!

When the engine is shut off, does the speedometer return to 0? Does your truck have a speedometer cable or is it electronic? I wonder if it isn’t an issue with the sender if you have an electric speedometer (which HOs do have, IIRC)

Do you have the VIN number of the truck? We would be able to look it up in the registry that way.

How are your spark plugs looking?

You'll sure have your hands full for a while with that many axle builds!

In that case, it’s perfect for what you’re doing

Wow! This picture is stunning. The chrome, the visor, the lift, and the wheel and tire setup is perfect.

Is he a new driver or something? How's this project been going? I'm sure the MJs are a lot more fun.

This is my parents' latest project. It's a 2017 Sierra double cab (shorter 4 door cab) with a 6.5' bed and a 5.3. It has the 6 passenger cloth interior with heated seats and the Z71 package. It's nothing special as a truck really. They bought it hit in the right front and bought it to become a new work truck for them since their 04 Suburban is getting rusty and their 00 Silverado plow truck has the floor, rocker panel, and cab corner delete and a rusty frame. How they got the truck (the right rear door was in the bed): It really didn't need much. It needed some suspension work, the passenger rocker panel, a bumper, a fender, 2 wheels, and a passenger door, plus some straightening of the right rear door and some little plastic odds and ends. Next to grandpa's 40. It's crazy how big these trucks have gotten. New rocker panel going on: I believe they have the bodywork all finished on the cab, but I don't recall. I'm 1700 miles away, but I'll be going home in about 2.5 weeks and they are hoping to have it done by then.

He has made more progress on the truck the last few weeks. Firstly, back when we went to Kenosha, he picked up a much nicer headliner and AC ducts. I honestly don't recall if he put the headliner in, but he sent me pictures of the AC ducting installed. He does need to find some vents for them though. He also went through the family parts stash (at this point, its just a collection of leftover parts that were still good that were removed from parts cars or whatever else. It is shared between my parents, my brother, my cousin, and myself, and it was shared by my grandpa) and found a set of arm rests from my 85 Eagle parts car. As you can see from the old outline, they aren't the same shape as the J10 armrests, but they did fit, so he installed them since he was missing a J10 one. I'm surprised we kept them for so long, they were brown and I wouldn't have figured we ever would've used them. I'm glad they did get used though. He still has work to do on the interior. He has some wiring to clean up, needs to clean the door panels, install the headliner if he hasn't yet, get some carpet, but it's getting close. The only major part he needs to acquire is a bed. Everything else is relatively minor. Also, check out those floors. If that doesn't make a guy jealous, I don't know what does. And it was a Wisconsin truck its whole life! Rustproofing and 64,000 actual miles really saved this truck

This is going to be a very cool build. I'd have a hard time taking a Wagoneer like that apart if it were nice.

That turned out great! I always clean parts up when I pull them off. Even on my Eagle. There is something therapeutic about cleaning up old parts. As a plus, it makes it a lot more pleasant to work on should you ever have to pull it again.

November 2022- @Big_Mark's 89 Build Thread- https://comancheclub.com/topic/62242-from-the-woods-1989-basket-case/ Year/Model - 1989 JEEP COMANCHE PIONEER Drivetrain- Axles: 1999 Dana 30, 1999 8.25 Chrysler 3:55:1 Engine: Renix 4.0 Transmission: Aisin AX-15 Transfer case: NP242 Cooling- 2/55 A/C (2 open windows at 55 MPH) Stock radiator Electrical/Ignition- Renix Ignition High output Alternator ACDelco Gold 335-1008 Costco Battery w/ new battery cables Wiring has been replaced in the sections that were faulty/broken/shorting Fuse block has been replaced, wire by wire. Suspension/Steering- ProComp 6" /SOA rear Bilstien Shocks up front TeraFlex 9550’s in the rear Interior- Whatever the maroon color is called, with a grey driver’s door. Headliner coming soon! Brakes- Stock, Disks in front, Drums in rear Lighting- Headlights have been rewired with their own harness, I've added an interior dome light, I call it "the Sun" cause it's so bright Exterior- Still rough looking but not as bad as it was. It has rattle can white paint job, though it may have been a $200. Mayco special, who knows this is how I got it! Wheel & Tires- 2000 sumthin BFG AT's (pre K/O) size here on 16" Jeep TJ rims Misc- K&N air filter, I don't know if they are better, but I put them in all my cars, at this point it's more of a tradition than an upgrade. Best MJ story- My best MJ story is how I came to buy it. I first saw the MJ in my neighbors’ bushes back in 2010 when I was mowing my mother in laws yard. There was grass growing up through the engine compartment, between the cab and bed, and in a circle around the whole truck. This thing was in full on abandoned mode. We eventually bought my in laws house and after 2 years here I finally asked my neighbor “What’s the deal with the bush Jeep” he said if it was up to him, he’d give it to me for free, but it belonged to his son. His son wanted no less than $1000. for it due to the work he put into it; axle swap, lift, maybe transmission and/or t-case (of this I’m unsure). Since it was really ripped apart in the cab, had a rat p*** smell and “debris” that would fly out of the vents if you turned on the fan, I tried to get it for $800 but he was firm, so I bought it as is for $1k cash. Seemed fair to me, it was a runner after all. And from experience I know how it is with these things, just because you put in $x amount of $ into your Jeep doesn’t mean it’s magically worth that amount, so he felt burnt having spent $2-3k a bunch of years ago and $1k was the price that he could be at peace with. He was able to lend me a battery from another beater he had further back in the bushes, and I was able to drive it out its’ cocoon of grass, across the road, then down my driveway. Since then, it’$ been “Just Empty Every Pocket” in full effect! The Jeep fortunately came with a big tote o’parts, where I still keep finding little nuggets of treasure, things like; door shock pins; Visor brackets (the middle ones/above the rear-view mirror) etc. I’ve done a lot of work fixing what was broken or non-functional. Now I’m at a point where I’m good with it and now it’s time to do upgrades, onboard air, side rails, bumpers, larger tires, winch, as well as fix things that break along the way are all in my future. The other cool MJ thing is remembering that I enjoy turning the wrench. I traded my old Scrambler away a few years ago and haven’t been wrenching on anything enjoyable since, so this has been a great way to escape. Focusing on fixing something that was in disrepair and making it work feels great! I don’t have any awesome trail poser pics or big flex photos to share but I do have a few before and after photos for ya! Granted some of my “after” photos look like some of your “before” photos, we all enter from different angles! Thanks for picking me to be the MJOTM! CC is Awesome! Why? It’s not just for garage trophies or rock crawlers! BEFORE: These pictures were taken just after I drove the Jeep out of my neighbors' bushes and over to my house. That stuff in the bed is the "Parts Pile" that came with the purchase AFTER Interior cab light "the Sun" This looks like a catalog photo, my favorite After Engine compartment, it doesn't look much different than the before, but if you look closely, you'll see improvements have been made

I should get my brother to make a post on this. He’s up to somewhere around 15 guitars.

Very nice!

Glad I wasn’t the only one thinking that

What’s going on with the Libby in the background?

Same with the others, usually the rear of the reservoir is for the front brakes.

Very cool! I googled the company and came up with this: https://isearch.nhtsa.gov/files/1839y.html

This truck is turning out great so far!

I was just going through YouTube when some videos from the AMC Homecoming show in Kenosha popped up. This video starts with a walk around of my Comanche. There is also another Comanche around the 20 minute mark. Its in a couple of other videos too, but none where it was actually walked around like in this one.