kaidenlem

I have the chance of possibly scoring another MJ IF I get rid of my 04 WJ. I really don't want to get rid of it, but there's an 86 XLS 4x4 LWB local to me, guy wants $4,000 US. What do you think? 168k miles I believe. Not sure if he's posted here in the CC forums previously, if he is on here hopefully he won't get mad for asking my question. I WILL NOT give out his contact information though, so do not ask.

Will definitely try. Been busy with school and work but I'll get some time off here soon. Not yet, I had an event come up that weekend and wasn't able to work on it. I'm also looking into a junkyard v8 or Mercedes diesel swap.

Very good to know! I plan on running it barebones, I have the Haynes manual so I'll see what I can do with the torque converter lockup solenoid. I think it would just miss the overdrive, but who knows for sure. Yep! Amazing what these printers can do. It can make and accommodate anything I throw at it. $24.99??? That's out of my price range plus I've got more time on my hands right now than I know what to do with.

Very true, lots and lots and lots of wires lol

I know this is an old topic by now....but.....this is my 87

I hear ya, this thing is more of a play toy and to enjoy messing around with then it would be to get completely street legal. But I'll see what I can come up with out of a junkyard

Is steering columns a requirement? I'm liking the idea with the firewall connector, luckily mine still has the connector in the lower left by the drivers feet.

That's looking like the upcoming plan. It's going to be interesting getting something to bolt on, might have to make a whole new bolting system. I'm not opposed to that either, I could weld some bolts to the floor to hold it down.

I'll look into that, I thought about just making my own custom harness

I don't plan on rewiring the whole entire truck simply because it wouldn't be worth the time. I was going to rig it up enough to use as a trail rig/around town rig, maybe take to shows as a rusted out heap.

I do not have a metalworking shop or the necessary tools to do so. There is a material that can be printed to withstand both heat and fuels.

I mentioned above that there is absolutely NO interior wiring whatsoever. There aren't even the computer boxes anymore inside. There is no dash even.

Not sure how I'm going to get the auto trans to work I'm considering finding a 86-92 AX-15 out of a junkyard and going that route

Just curious to see how some of y'all have addressed a truck having no interior. I only need something for seats and a dash and was curious to see how everyone went about this.

Exactly. That's why I only used it as a mock-up piece, and to see if it'd even work on one of these manifolds. The stronger material isn't all that much more expensive anyways, but I wanted to make a test piece before spending the extra.

I also have the Haynes book on this truck, so shouldn't be too hard to piece the wiring together. The problem comes into play is that I have to lay underneath this thing with flat tires on a gravel parking lot . I may consider waiting a few months until I have a while off, then I can sneak it into the heated concrete garage at my grandparents house. I like the 4.2 idea of swapping components, but I want to see how basic I can get this thing to run. Absolutely all of the interior is gutted in this truck, no interior wiring, and no computers or control boxes whatsoever. This is what I am confused and lost about, because I don't want to end up swapping a trans into a 120 dollar truck if it won't work without the brains. I used PLA for the test piece, and then upon looking into it, PLA seems to be decent against fuel protection. There is a better solution somewhere I saw for using nylon that should be completely resistant. I just searched "gasoline resistant 3d printer filament" into Google, not sure the exact article though. My 2 barrel carb adapter test piece I designed in Autodesk came out very well, took 25 hours though. It bolts right up to a 2 barrel, and it narrows down to bolt and line up exactly with the Renix intake manifold. I had to cut the sides for the throttle linkage, but it will be cut out in the final print after I make some changes.

I haven't seen many write-ups on putting a carburetor on the Renix 4.0, now there is a good reason for this also. The EFI system is decently reliable and gets good gas mileage being maintained by the computer. It is also cheaper to maintain the EFI system than buying all the parts for the swap over. However, when there is no computer and cut wiring (I'm old school and like hot rods and custom engine upgrades) what is the next best option? Put a carburetor on it of course. I know this sounds like a silly idea, but I'm determined. This will require you to only need minimal wiring (I'm not an electrician so I enjoy this idea.) I have the HEI distributor with coil, a 2 barrel carburetor adapter (I 3D printed mine with special filament) a 2 barrel carburetor, and a small electric fuel pump. In theory, you only need 2 toggle switches and a push button or key start switch (that is if you no longer want/need air conditioning or heat.) I plan on putting the whole system together this upcoming weekend as the weather will be about 70 and sunny as opposed to 40 and cloudy. My only fear is that the transmission will no longer shift itself either since there is no computer to control it with RPM. The 2 barrel carburetor is believed to have been off an 80's Ford, not sure of the CFM but it's one of the "Motorcraft Variable Venturi" models. I paid 10 bucks for it so we will see how it'll run. But I'll give it a shot. This truck is put together in pieces with absolutely no interior. The parts I acquired for my restoration on my 87 Pioneer so they'll be going on there, and I figured why not try them on this truck. I can always buy another set of parts later down the road. I like the idea of this barebones setup, and I'm old school so I'd enjoy the challenge.

I haven't seen many write-ups on putting a carburetor on the Renix 4.0, now there is a good reason for this also. The EFI system is decently reliable and gets good gas mileage being maintained by the computer. It is also cheaper to maintain the EFI system than buying all the parts for the swap over. However, when there is no computer and cut wiring (I'm old school and like hot rods and custom engine upgrades) what is the next best option? Put a carburetor on it of course. I know this sounds like a silly idea, but I'm determined. This will require you to only need minimal wiring (I'm not an electrician so I enjoy this idea.) I have the HEI distributor with coil, a 2 barrel carburetor adapter (I 3D printed mine with special filament) a 2 barrel carburetor, and a small electric fuel pump. In theory, you only need 2 toggle switches and a push button or key start switch (that is if you no longer want/need air conditioning or heat.) I plan on putting the whole system together this upcoming weekend as the weather will be about 70 and sunny as opposed to 40 and cloudy. My only fear is that the transmission will no longer shift itself either since there is no computer to control it with RPM. The 2 barrel carburetor is believed to have been off an 80's Ford, not sure of the CFM but it's one of the "Motorcraft Variable Venturi" models. I paid 10 bucks for it so we will see how it'll run. But I'll give it a shot. This truck is put together in pieces with absolutely no interior. The parts I acquired for my restoration on my 87 Pioneer so they'll be going on there, and I figured why not try them on this truck. I can always buy another set of parts later down the road. I like the idea of this barebones setup, and I'm old school so I'd enjoy the challenge.

I haven't seen many write-ups on putting a carburetor on the Renix 4.0, now there is a good reason for this also. The EFI system is decently reliable and gets good gas mileage being maintained by the computer. It is also cheaper to maintain the EFI system than buying all the parts for the swap over. However, when there is no computer and cut wiring (I'm old school and like hot rods and custom engine upgrades) what is the next best option? Put a carburetor on it of course. I know this sounds like a silly idea, but I'm determined. This will require you to only need minimal wiring (I'm not an electrician so I enjoy this idea.) I have the HEI distributor with coil, a 2 barrel carburetor adapter (I 3D printed mine with special filament) a 2 barrel carburetor, and a small electric fuel pump. In theory, you only need 2 toggle switches and a push button or key start switch (that is if you no longer want/need air conditioning or heat.) I plan on putting the whole system together this upcoming weekend as the weather will be about 70 and sunny as opposed to 40 and cloudy. My only fear is that the transmission will no longer shift itself either since there is no computer to control it with RPM. The 2 barrel carburetor is believed to have been off an 80's Ford, not sure of the CFM but it's one of the "Motorcraft Variable Venturi" models. I paid 10 bucks for it so we will see how it'll run. But I'll give it a shot. This truck is put together in pieces with absolutely no interior. The parts I acquired for my restoration on my 87 Pioneer so they'll be going on there, and I figured why not try them on this truck. I can always buy another set of parts later down the road. I like the idea of this barebones setup, and I'm old school so I'd enjoy the challenge.

I got the idea to bring this up as a fact that I am 18 years old, yet I have 4 cars total. 2 of them being 87 Comanches (Chief 4x4 and Pioneer 2wd). One of the others that was my first car is an 04 Jeep Grand Cherokee WJ Special Edition with the 4.7 and Quadra-trac II. For my 18th birthday I bought myself an 02 Jeep Wrangler TJ Sport with the 4.0, 4 inch lift, and 35s. I had hoped to get my grandfather's 86 Comanche Custom as my first car, but he traded it to have a carport built over his camper, and naturally I never saw it again. Fast forward to 2019, I had tried contacting the current owner of my grandfathers (I had the vin searched by a guy who worked for a towing yard) and the owner noted he had scrapped it a couple years back. I called all the local scrapyards, and they never required a title so naturally the truck was gone forever. I bought one very similar to his, and that is my 87 Pioneer I am now working on restoring. But outside of Comanches, what does everyone use as their daily driver vehicle?

Just a continuation on these posts, I just looked through my files and found a Comanche option guide for the 87 model year. It appears that the Chief only came in a short bed and a Laredo only came with a long bed option, interesting

Yeah. I wouldn't take it very far, but for a going around town rig or to a show wouldn't be horrible. I think it'd be a neat item to put in a show with it being all rusted out as is

Yeah, I am surprised there are several on this page. I assume that over the next couple days as people see the page they will comment that they have also been in the scouts. It is always nice knowing someone who was in the scouts, you have friends wherever you go it seems like.

Scouting overall was a fantastic experience. Wouldn't give up a second of it. I like how after the fact, no matter where you go, there seems to be an Eagle Scout. There aren't that many of us, but it seems we tend to stick together lol. In fact, the guy helping me repaint/restore my 87 Pioneer that is in the background of my profile pic is an Eagle Scout as well, he earned his in the 80's or 90's when he was living in California.

Too cold for me! No way I'd do that polar plunge