89 MJ

Ummm, I hate to break it to you, but that’s not an 86. It’s a shortbed Sportruck, neither of which existed in 86.

I think I’ve got the nice dash bezel that matches it. I might sell it, but I kept it wanting to trade it for a silver one.

I love my Eagle! And a fantastic article.

Sound deadener has been laid down, and he installed a vinyl floormat and reinstalled the seat. It's getting close to hitting the road.

Check out this thread. SEM products would be the correct way to do this and are reasonably priced.

Bed has been disassembled and the bedsides have been primed and bedlined on the inside. I believe they used Raptor liner, which we also use in the bed of my truck and it has held up very well, and I use it a little harder than this truck will probably get used.

May 2023 - @JimBorecky's Gray Ghost Build Thread- Year/Model – 1989 Jeep Comanche /Sport Truck Drivetrain- 4.8L Iron block LS Gen 3(LR4) / 4L60e / Gm 261LD transfer case. Dana 30 and 35 currently. Ford 8.8 waiting on garage floor to be welding in place. Cooling- Aftermarket 3 core radiator Electrical/Ignition- Mostly original with LS harness wired into existing harnesses, with some additional modifications to get the gauges working with the LS engine and 94 Cherokee instrument cluster. Suspension/Steering- 4.5” lift Mostly stock steering Interior- Stock, but new headliner and reupholstered bench seat Brakes- Stock Lighting- Stock Exterior- Stock with some aftermarket additions that were made after the truck was first purchased in 1989. Push bar and rear bumper. Wheel & Tires- Powder coated aluminum hurricane rims with 3D printed hubs, and Firestone Destination M/T 32x11.5/R15 Misc- I’m the original owner. This was my first major purchase out of college. Spent most of its life as a 2WD four banger. Then my son decided one day to turn it into a 4WD V8 after it left him on the side of the road. Parts were donated from a 89 Cherokee and 2001 Silverado. This is still a work in progress, but aren't they all? Follow the continuing build here. Best MJ story- Yeah……. Those are better left for a bar conversation. Keeping my mouth shut due to statute of limitations not expiring yet. LOL The name Gray Ghost was given to it by a friend of mine. Currently painted in anti-theft gray. Yes I only paid $7000 for this truck brand new. Well it had 49 miles on it. :) CC is Awesome! Why? No where else are you going to find a wealth of knowledge as you are here, related to your truck. As @JimBorecky got it in 1989: As it looked prior to the LS swap: Now:

I don't have enough good things to say about the Firestone Destination ATs on my Eagle (225/75R15) or on my Comanche (31x10.50R15). They're quiet, have great traction in all conditions, and wear well. I've never needed 4 wheel drive in my Comanche, even when I've had the suspension close to flexed out and the Eagle was my winter car and I never needed 4 wheel drive in that one either.

Sold for $18,000. The twisted bumper and plow bracket explains why the bumpers don't fit right too. I'd be worried about the floors knowing that it was a plow truck.

Now $14,420

I’m with them. Definitely cut archer body kit.

I bet its going to be nice to have it on the road again!

5 years ago today I brought this truck home! Doesn't feel like that long.

More progress! Trailer hitch fabbed up out of some tubing and a JK receiver. It seems to tuck up in that gap pretty well. They also finished a the bed mounts and the are welded all the way in. Tomorrow they plan on painting the bed mounts, pulling 1 leaf out of each pack in the front and installing the sway bar end links. A front leaf is getting pulled because the truck sits too level and rides like a lumber wagon.

Well, plans changed with the 348. Being that I am on the other side of the country from all of my projects more often than not and will be for another couple of years, I decided to sell the 348. The small block in the 40 is an almost new crate motor anyways, so that truck will probably stick with that engine anyways.

I haven't bought from there, but I've heard of quite a few people that have. You will have to make sure other tire shops will mount tires if you bring them in that you bought from a competitor.

Yes! The high altitude CPS was well worth it. I’ve put a few thousand miles on mine with it and no knocks. That should be because of the knock sensor retarding timing when it needs it. I did a bored TB at the same time as the CPS and gained 1.5 mpg.

@Limeyjeeper has some OEM ones.

Does it have a fuel pump or is it gravity fed? Some pictures of the fuel line at the carb would help determine that. I’d guess that the diaphragm on the fuel pump gave up the ghost and it pumped fuel into the crankcase.

April 2023 - @reson46's MJs Build Threads- Year/Model - 1988 and 1991 Drivetrain- 88 - LS1, 4L60E, NP231 doubler, D44, Ford 8.8 91 - 4.0L, AW4, 4.3 Atlas, D30, Ford 8.8 Cooling- 88 - Flex-a-Lite radiator 91 - CSI radiator Electrical/Ignition- 88 - F-body engine/transmission wiring. Mostly stock everything else. 91 - Stock Suspension/Steering- 88 - TNT Customs front Y-link, rear spring over, PSC hydraulic assist steering 91 - RE adjustable controls arms and track bar, custom rear spring pack, stock steering Interior- 88 - Corbeau seats, F-body center console 91 - Explorer center console Brakes- 88 - GM/Ford front brakes, 8.8 rear disc brakes, WJ booster and master cylinder 91 - Powerstop pads and rotor front and rear Lighting- 88 - Truck Lite LED headlights, Rigid auxiliary lights, custom rear taillight boxes with LEDs 91 - Truck Lite LED headlights, JW Speaker auxiliary lights Exterior- 88 - Hybrid cage, bobbed bed, custom bumpers, bed sliders, tub fenders, rock sliders 91 - TJ fender flares Wheel & Tires- 88 - Longfield beadlocks on generic black steel wheels, 37" Maxxis Creepy Crawlers 91 - Eagle Alloys with 31" Good Year Duratracs Misc- 88 - The cab is mostly stock. 91 - Custom high clearance u-bolt plates Best MJ story- 88 - A dead fuel pump led to a LS swap. 91 - I led a club trail ride in our Samurai and my wife drove this MJ. We had a good sized group and she was toward the back. Coming down a trail that switch backs down a mountain she says that there is a stick through the sidewall of a tire. I run up the trail and throw the spare on. I run back to the Samurai and don't get a quarter mile before she says there is another stick through the side wall of another tire. She blew two tires within a hundred yards. I threw a bunch of patches in the sidewall and it held for the rest of the weekend. Duratracs suck! CC is Awesome! Why? Because of Comanches. Does it need any other reason? It is good to see that you're back around, Reson! Congratulations!

Bed mounts are finalized, narrowed factory tailgate is installed, and a rear bumper has been modified to fit. Its been a productive couple of days for him. So we have this straight, its a Jeep pickup, with a GM engine, transmission, and transfer case with a Ford bed and a JKU tube rear bumper. So a little bit of everything

Looks like a D30 front and a D44 rear to me.

Yes they are!

Gears, a high altitude CPS (advances timing 5 degrees), and a bored TB.

Bump, still looking