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It works nice. Pretty much an air-tight seal around the shifter now...interior noise level has been cut way down.

Amazon.com: Omix-ADA 18886.95 Inner Shifter Boot for Jeep Wrangler TJ: Automotive clearly it says for Wrangler...I guess I didnt notice that when I ordered it. But I made it fit!

Nothing fancy here. The boot that seals the floor-to-shifter hole was disintegrated so I got a new one. For some reason (aka I ordered the wrong one) its about 1" smaller in diameter and the mounting flange fell within the large hole of the existing tunnel plate. Solution is trace out the correct size hole for the new boot on some sheetmetal, paint, and install. Now my wife can't complain that I smell like 'old car' after driving around. My dog even added some fur to the paint for good measure.

The cooling system failed on my last drive to the point it was boiling out the overflow tank; no surprise as it looks like the PO used pond water for coolant. The radiator was just begging to be replaced though, so I did that. And new water pump, thermostat, hoses, and removed that bypass valve thing. Coolant system = fixed! I may have mentioned it before...the heater is ridiculous in these things. Took it out for a drive this evening and remembered I have no dash lights other than turn signals, idiot lights, and high beam indicator. So I guess thats next on the list to fix. I'm waiting to getting pulled over at night and the police ask if I know how fast I was going..."nope" Then parked it in the garage, popped the hood for the standard What went wrong check, and discovered the filler cap fell off somewhere and showered the engine bay in premium synthetic oil. So that was nice to clean up. Otherwise, no big surprises. New muffler makes a huge difference, engine has plenty of pep, no unusual smells...so once I get a new filler cap I'll start driving this more often. Seat still sucks though.

I bought a pair of those 3D printed housings, they are listed on Etsy. Mine fit terribly though and were very brittle. Ended up in the trash can.

Merry Christmas! Exhaust time! The muffler was stamped AMC so I'm guessing its original and sounding like it. Since I'm planning on a 4.0/4wd swap sometime sooner than later, I didn't want to put a lot of effort into the exhaust at this point. So I got a cheapo muffler from Rockauto and went at it. Bonus is the tailpipe is really nice so I didn't have to replace that. My favorite part was cutting off the muffler and peeking into the catalytic converter...totally empty. I'm guessing I shouldn't be able to see through the other side into the downpipe? Put that on the list to replace next time.

I went through this debacle a couple months ago. No one makes the intermittent wiper switch for non-tilt column. Rockauto and some other place on ebay showed they have it, but all 4 times I it was the wrong part in the box. Since my multifunction switch was broken, I ended up putting in a regular hi-low switch and stalk and removing the intermittent wiper module under the dash. Boo

Ok so I have the belt routed per the diagram now. I'm not sure what's going on with the tensioner either, it doesn't seem to have a purpose when the belt is routed per the above diagram. I looked just removing the tensioner but the alternator bracket is bolted to it. In theory it allows for 3 locations to adjust belt tension; the alternator bracket, the tensioner, and the PS bracket. I ended up tightening up the alternator and tensioner brackets and then just adjusting tension with the PS bracket adjuster. BTW, I thought maybe this was something used on Jeeps without power steering and someone added it later, but my build sheet says mine came with power steering, so Oh well, its all good now. Thanks for the feedback!

I replaced the door seals on mine, and noticed the door doesn't seal at the top where it meets the roofline. I can see light coming through with the door slammed shut.

y Yes there is a tensioner next to the alternator pulley. Doesnt make sense since the manual shows how to adjust tension using the PS bracket. (I broke the shroud putting in a new radiator last night)

Trying to confirm if my belt is routed correctly (no its not tight in this photo.) The manual shows one way of routing it, but mine came with this routing instead. Which is correct? Either way, I think the water pump has the correct rotation anyways.

Road test time! So far in the last 5 months I have only put a couple miles on Scuzzy. Today I finally got to stretch his legs; In July I only had the rear tires replaced since I was waiting on an alignment before getting new front tires; since then, Goodyear discontinued that particular style, so Discount Tire here in town gave me a full refund for those 2 and today I got a matching set of 4 new Goodyear Wrangler Trailrunner ATs. Drove it around 40 miles, even made a stop at my parents house to prove to them its not a garage queen. Observations: There is a pretty good harmonic vibration around 50mph. I'm thinking its the driveshaft/ujoints. (did it before and after the new tires so that rules out tire balance.) Clunk sound under the floor when hitting big bumps. I laughed when I finally figured out what the 'house' idiot light is actually the upshift indicator. Scuzzy passed the smell test. No leaks, smoke or sensations of imminent danger. Man this bench seat is uncomfortable. Manual transmission and no cup holder means you have to put some thought into your drinking plan. Happily moved into the category of daily driver now.

Charging time! Since I have barely driven it anywhere yet, the voice in my head said hey lets check the alternator before I get stuck out in the middle of BFE. 12v at the battery while running. Pull it out, and the bearing is shot, so I picked up a replacement at O'reilys. Put it in, still 12v at the battery running. Test the fusible links, all good. Pull the 7.5a gauge fuse from under dash...looks good but its corroded and I couldn't get a reading off it anywhere with a multimeter. So I clean it with sandpaper and wirebrush and it passes the test. Plug it back in, hey 14v at the battery while running! Whoop! Oh and look, I have dash lights I didn't see before!

Thanks. Yeah mine isn't perfect, but you won't see this Comanche at SEMA any time soon (but probably the local Cars and Coffee), so its "OK enough" for me.

The drivers door panel was in rough shape and just flapping there whenever you open the door; over the years moisture got into the backerboard and warped/delaminated it badly as well as several fasteners falling out. I looked a new door panels, but hey $12 for a sheet of MDF from Lowes I would try this method first and see how it goes. Pretty basic process. Pull the material off the old backerboard (had to dremel off the rivets holding the speaker grille on)..then trace the pattern onto the MDF and cut it out. Then clean it all up, apply 3M spray adhesive, and stick it all back together. Still has that wrinkle from being so warped over the years, I'll hit it with a steamer and see if it smoothes out. I also have arm rests arriving soon from Team Cherokee to clean it up a little more; slowly but surely its all coming along nicely.

The seat belts in this thing were a mess. Badly frayed, rusty hardware, and...really scuzzy. I picked up a new set for a Cherokee assuming they would fit. Problem is the retractor bracket wasn't the correct length, not allowing it to bolt in to the Comanche. Drill and punch out the 2 rivets to remove the bracket from the original retractor. Drill a mounting hole on the bracket. Bolt the mounting bracket through the existing hole on the new retractor. I used a grade 8, 7/16" bolt with red loctite. This was maybe a 20 minute job. The 2 rivets were pretty soft; from a safety perspective replacing them with a grade 8 bolt shouldn't be a problem.

My draw was having a small truck that fits in my garage and one that I can do 99% of the work myself. Comanche fits the bill nicely. I don't like how new trucks keep getting bigger and bigger. I did some research before buying mine, this website and the info it provides is a big reason why I decided to buy my MJ.

New headliner time! I started with a trip to Hobby Lobby for some tweed/burlap fabric - much thicker than the original material I tore off. Then remove the headliner, carefully tear off what was left of the original gray cloth, and vacuum away the dry-rotted top layer of old foam. Then I centered the new material on it, folded it over, sprayed both sides with 3M headliner adhesive, and smoothed it out with my hand. The trick is to not do too big a section at a time; you can see in 1 of the pictures how I only sprayed about 1/4 at a time, that way you aren't fighting yourself (the 3M stuff is really sticky.) Once the main area was done, I spent several minutes smoothing it out, then flipped it over and did the edges. Don't worry about a few wrinkles along the edges by the doors, the plastic trim covers that. It took 1 full can of adhesive to do this job. The whole process took maybe 20 minutes and was a lot of fun. Really happy how well it turned out and bonus, if you ever had new carpeting installed in your house, that's how Scuzzy smells now.

Got it! Thanks for making my truck street legal again

Originally it had intermittent wipers. I put in a standard 2 speed multi function switch and stalk. Removed the intermittent wiper module under the dash.

So....once I got the wipers working, there was a noisy thud sound as they went through the range of motion. Pulled it all out and replaced the 3 plastic linkage bushings that were shot. I also replaced the washer hoses and the plastic tee that was almost cracked in half. While at it, I pulled the cover off the wiper motor and cleaned the brushes up, but currently I have "low speed" and "a hair-faster-than-low speed" wipers, so I guess next on the list is a new wiper motor. To test it I dump in some windshield washer fluid, and it all leaks out onto the floor. Turns out the pump was cracked at the base where it fits into the reservoir, so I replaced that. Lots of little things to keep me busy, but at least I have working wipers now.

Ok ill take it. PM me your info

Doesn't need to be perfect by any means. Just enough to make my truck legal. (I'm eagerly awaiting keyparts to start making new ones) My zip is 29302

Lots done since Scuzzy last reported in; lets see..new windshield, suspension and floor. After that mess was done, I moved my Torino over and brought it inside. Next was time to tackle the wipers. Some of you guys might recall my posts on Facebook about it. This Jeep has the non-tilt column with intermittent wipers. That particular switch is no longer offered new. I ended up replacing the original 7-wire multifunction switch with a standard 5-wire low-hi switch and stalk, all I had to do was remove the intermittent wiper module under the dash. Even more fun was pulling the column and doing it all on 1 leg since I just had hip surgery. I got really good hopping around on 1 leg. Another nag was the lack of turn signals, so while I had the column on the work bench I put in a new turn signal switch. Still didn't work, so here is what I did to fix it: both front turn signal sockets were completely corroded. Replaced with Dorman 84716 sockets from Amazon. one of the bulbs was physically broken in the socket. Sourced from my stash of spare bulbs. the flasher in the fuse box had a giant dent like someone hit it with a hammer? Weird. Fixed with my stash of spare electrical parts. the fuse under the dash passed the visual test, but it didn't work. Fixed with my stash of spare fuses. corrosion under the grounds...giant kudos to Cruiser54 for the tip of cleaning those up. I fixed a ton of grounds and replaced lots of sketchy wiring in the process. After fixing all of those, I have all working turn signals and hazards! Another tip of the hat to Cruiser, I installed the headlight relay kit you link to in one of your posts. While doing all of that I also took the time to clean the dash and vacuum out stuff the chipmunk left behind for me. Although when I tested the blower today, I still had turds spray out at me. I guess that's going to happen for awhile. Below is a picture I took of the blower motor when I pulled it out; bench test with a 12v power supply and it barely turned anyways, so I installed a new one from Rockauto.

funny timing. I ran into a guy at Lowes this weekend wearing a 2/75 sweatshirt. He just got out after 8 yrs. I didnt get his name. The only guys I knew in 2/75 were some brothers with last name of Baylor.