CoastChief

Close to 6 months with the Comanche. Will post a detailed list of everything done to her. Including the tools I’ve purchased to keep her in good shape. I have driven to 3 states now in the Comanche. She has only died once due to starter seize that I fixed with a hammer swing. Iv been just trying to get things cleaned and figure out exactly what I want to do. Sitting in the sun A/C was the first thing to do with help from @eaglescout526 I was able to get started on some really nice used A/C parts. That will be a big project. The more I learned about Comanches, Jeeps, proper autocare. The more I realize how lucky I am to have one in this stock shape. A lot of the smaller things have been upgraded and kept in surprisingly amazing shape. I feel guilty still for parking it in the drive way. It’s been kept inside it’s whole life. As I cleaned and carefully looked around. I could tell more and more Doug the original owner really cared for it dearly. So I wrote him an email, he send me a really cool response asking me to come by. So I drove up after a camping trip with the girlfriend in Joshua Tree. He was surprised to hear how enthusiastic I was about the truck. Shared with me old photos and little stories. “ this truck was our family vacation truck, we took it to every western state, and parts of western Canada. I could have upgraded it, but I wanted it to be reliable for the family. It’s all highway miles and I never took it out of the garage during the early two-thousands.” We began to chat and look at the truck. Trying to pick his memory about the mirrors, and little things. I mentioned my interest in fishing and the outdoors. How I wanted to get into kayak fishing/ fly fishing. He chuckled and, invited me to come help him organize the garage, look for Comanche things he misplaced. We found the old window sticker, and the roof racks, some 80s camping gear. Gifted it to me as long as they stayed with the truck, and I helped him clean. His wife Fran came out, and gave me more stories and Comanche documents. Every single oil change, service from the local auto shop in Whittier, CA just like it stated in my Carfax report. Even have the original window sticker with all the options from 1988.....

my brother wraps cars professionally. I'm gonna wrap mine in a forest green. been pretty damn cheap

with that much time involved. You’re understanding of the truck. I can imagine it be like loosing an old friend. I see them auction for 7-10 sometimes. I’m defiantly worse condition. 16 years old with that kind of knowledge! I have only the highest hopes for you! Seem like you’re ahead of the crowd!! people on Facebook Jeep groups are brutal. I joined this club because I was tried of people be rude. “ thats a noob sensor “. Etc. Post it I SoCal and other states. I noticed that many of the people on “Jeeps for sale/trade SoCal” are people from out of state trying to get clean ones.

I have a friend in Argentina who says hes seen one or two. Alot of XJs, love seeing where they land!

El facebook, Comanches Culican ! Sinaloa, MEX! They are all over Mx though. Baja, Sonora etc! 🇲🇽

Thank you! hopefully everyone can see them now!

So today I was looking up Jeep Comanches in different languages. Trying to find international Comanches and see how far they've gone. Came up with some cool results! Curious Australians & Japanese wondering what it is! Of course not to my surprise Latin American has a large following of Comanche enthusiasts. I figured why not look into one of the manufacturing hubs for Xj parts - Mexico! quickly found a club with 1.7k followers from based in my home state in Mexico! Its cool to see how far, and different they are treated/equipped. I can't still just UNDERSTAND WHY THEY LOVE THE CHINESE FRONT END FOR MY LIFE THOUGH! Below are some of my favorite Mexican Comanches! first jeep is the Mexican admin. rest are just some of my favorite Jeeps in Mexico. some are just weird things I found.

Want to buy a rear tail light from someone to take apart, and possibly reproduce.

🙌🏼 Sooo awesome!

The AMC one looks too damn good! put me in to find one lol....

Switching my speedometer cable, but thd clip that mounts it fell apart when I took it off. Slowly depressing everything. Getting an idea of what is what. Chilton manual makes everything pretty much like a lego kit. I think at this point any clips or mounting plastic I’m going to want to replace in the future.

@Gjeep thank you ! Really appreciate all the advise!

Well, first time doing really anything to a car outside a oil change. The more I learn the simpler it gets, thanks to the help from members. My airbox was warped, and would not hold a air filter anymore. It was nice to clean this area up, and get it all cleaned up, I enjoy seeing how everything is put together. I really want too loom everything, refinish anything with oxidation, replace all the hoses completely. Want to get everything as mechanically sound as I can I am planning on adding AC...gathering parts. Kind of throwing myself into the fire with the challenge of adding AC. I figure with some of the posts/members on here I can read up and find my way.

Hmmm

Oh $#!&, good looking out! it’s hard to find good shops here in SoCal. Jeeps R us, and a handful of others I used to drive by. Have reviews of parts being stolen etc.

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