89 MJ

It would be great if you could find a black one with the Pioneer stripes.

Let’s start calling it the Hurricane now.

Piece of cake. Hidden winch. 2.5 or 4.0?

Both Pete and I are planning to go to the All Breeds Jeep show next July. I could probably deliver one or at least get close to you.

This is how I will describe you now. Your attraction to the 2.5 is something else. It is a good motor though.

That’s big brain right there.

Real tree Brute Force or carefully?

Not MJ beds. Doesn’t count.

This looks like @COM86‘s truck.

Thank you!

MOPAR XJ or JKU with 3.8 V6?

Rock crawling Boggers or All terrains?

Small lift (sub 6 inches) MJ or J10?

Tastes great Millionaire or 100 MJs?

Perhaps this is the one for rural deliveries. It certainly does. This truck is why I want more lift on mine.

Mine too.

Of all of your beds, you'd think you could find one with some Colorado Red flares on it. This newest bed looks pretty straight, besides the dents.

@eaglescout526, did they have anything like this as an accessory from Jeep?

That sounds like that was... moderately hilarious!

As you should have

Something like this? Murder trial:ends Judge: our next trial is Pete M vs. City of Atlanta. Pete, what are you fighting for? Pete: The city is trying to limit how many Comanche parts I can have!!! Judge:City of Atlanta, what are your thoughts on the matter? City: This guy has more MJ parts than our city officials have braincells. Judge: I think we are done here, Pete, you can continue to hoard.

Fixed for you!

This is an awesome picture. It makes we want to move to SC just so I can take pictures like this.

December 2020 scguy's 89 Build Thread- Year/Model - 1989 Jeep Comanche Pioneer LWB Formerly Renix, RWD Now High Output, 4WD Drivetrain- Jasper Reman. 4.0 short block from a 92 MJ with 26k miles on the rebuild. Bored 0.060” over, so technically, it's a 4.1L (okay, 4.079L). Reman 7120 HO head from my parts XJ Custom grind cam from Comp Cams (also from parts XJ) Aftermarket header, unknown brand. 99+ intake manifold, port-matched, heat wrapped on the bottom Custom exhaust, wanted something with flow but pretty quiet, ended up with a takeoff Charger SRT8 muffler. Nice and quiet, but a decent tone. Full HO swap from the 93 XJ parts rig 4WD swapped, Non disconnect HP D30, 3.55 for now D35 rear, 3.55 for now, plan to go SOA with an 8.25 eventually AW4, NP231, custom made rear driveshaft Cooling- 3 row aluminum radiator, triple electric fans with shroud, Nickintime Design Trinity programmable e-Fan controller, Mopar 195F thermostat, new water pump Electrical/Ignition- 117A Alternator from 99 XJ 2 AWG upgraded battery cables Military style battery terminals Deka battery Added auxiliary fuse/relay box for wiring add-ons. Remote start, keyless entry Power window/lock conversion Headlight relay harness Complete HO harness swap Suspension/Steering- Zone Offroad 4.5" lift Zone Offroad front and rear shocks Zone Offroad extended sway bar links IRO double shear track bar and bracket All new Moog steering parts Interior- Changed interior from blue to grey 2 door XJ grey bucket seats using new seat brackets from @krustyballer16 New ACC carpet Redid the headliner in grey Euramtec B pillar interior lights Added footwell courtesy lights Changed from column shift to floor shift Full center console swap Quadratec floor liners HO full cluster swap Repaired rust pinholes in floorboard, entire cab below the belt treated with Chassis Saver. Brakes- New front calipers New rear wheel cylinders, shoes, hardware WJ booster, master cylinder swap Extended brake lines front and rear Lighting- Autopal E-code H4 housings with Hella 100/90W bulbs Baja cheap fog lights Exterior- Chrome header panel trim Painted grille and bumper satin black Wheel & Tires- Mammoth Boulder 15x8s Cooper AT3 XLTs in 32x11.50R15 Misc- New AC compressor (94+ XJ so it's designed for R134a), condenser, expansion valve, filter/drier, heater core JVC stereo NVX rear speakers Noico sound dampening throughout cab, doors, roof Boostwerks Transfer case shift linkage 97+ XJ washer fluid tank relocation Best MJ story- As a kid growing up in the 90s, I loved racing games. Need for Speed had me dreaming of owning an exotic car, no matter how unlikely that would be. I sketched Ferrari 550 Maranellos, daydreamed about Vipers and Diablos. One day, while my family was visiting a relative upstate, we needed to go get some firewood. The relative and I hopped into his old truck. We drove out of his lane, down the road a bit, and then into the woods. He drove us across a small water crossing, then up a hill to where we loaded some firewood. I remember something clicking in my head, I might not ever own a Viper, but I could own a truck like this. Something solid, reliable, capable. That truck was a Comanche, jump starting my love of 80s and 90s Jeeps. The second vehicle I bought was an 89 XJ Wagoneer, the first being my 1979 Mercury Capri. I loved the Waggy, and hated to sell it, but I was in high school, working part time and my commute with $3+ gas prices was losing me money by driving to work. So when the relative contacted me years later, offering to sell me that blue 89 Comanche, I absolutely couldn’t say no. Especially when the price was $300. Fast forward 4.5 years, a lot of work, and here we are. CC is Awesome! Why? It's great to find a community of friendly, helpful, knowledgeable people who appreciate these great machines. There's such a wealth of knowledge here. Congrats @scguy, I don't think it is a beater anymore!

Were you able to get the system put together.