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Thanks so much! I've done a lot of restorations over the years, but this has probably been one of the most challenging due to parts availability. I either keep ordering the wrong parts because there are so many changes over the years, or I order the right parts and they don't fit because someone else combined parts from a cherokee over the years haha. For instance, right now I am struggling with the door lock cylinders, apparently they've changed 3-4 times during the years of the XJ, Pre 95 are different from 95-96, then they change again in 97+. Definitely throwing me for a loop! I wish I had a donor Cherokee or a junkyard nearby to make things easier! I have 3 different sets on order right now and I'm hoping I can use one of them to put the door locks back together! My goodness what a mess..

Got my glass guy over this weekend to put in a new front and rear windshield, went with the CR Lawrence rear windshield and couldn’t be happier. My window guy is pretty old school but knows his stuff. We test fitted the rear window and it was awful out of the box, but we spend about 20 minutes making small “bends” in the frame by hand and got it really close to a perfect fit, and the slider works like a dream!

Slowly making more progress, but wait times are new parts right now are absurd! Front end coming together but waiting on some hardware to complete it. Stripping, priming and painting the metal trim around the window, and was able to source all new rubber window trim to throw it all back together. May even replace the glass panels for the driver and passenger while I have it torn apart, waiting to hear back from my glass guy to see if he can get the door glass!

Another fun little project, the breather vents that go under the B pillar trim vents were completely shot letting tons of dust into the cab. I picked up some rubber sheet packing from Ace Hardware and cut out little flaps to bring them back to life. The new material was a little thicker, but it still worked out pretty well for under $5!

Oh and I almost forgot! my rear bumper came in the mail! Now I just have to figure out where to mount the license plate, I was thinking of doing a hinged plate that covers the receiver hitch, so I can just flip it up if I’m towing. Similar to this:

A little more progress was made over the last couple days, dynamat is in, I can’t believe how long it takes to cover such a small truck! and finally, I was able to successfully dye the carpet using a product by ColorBond. It’s essentially a spray in paint for carpet. Took about 2 cans to get good coverage, turned out great! The carpet is a tad stiff, but after sort of massaging it with the vacuum head it softened right up, no flakes or residue came up. Hope it lasts!

Thanks so much! I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.

Mainly going with the Golen for their reputation for long lasting motors, Although I’ll be doing the swap myself, my local Jeep specialist shop which I’ve trusted for years told me Golen is the only way to go as far as strokers. However I still have a pretty healthy factory engine under the hood so I might as well run it for a bit longer until I save up more funds. I have about $20k invested into the truck already, so no need to rush another $10k into it with new motor and trans.

Its back from the body shop! I can’t believe how nicely it turned out!

@USN_JeepMJI am curious if you have any more details on the way you modified the Corbeau seat bracket to lower the height of the seat? I'm also 6'4 and will be getting Corbeau seats in my Comanche, so I plan on cutting them down a bit, however since I don't have them "in hand" yet I'm wondering how much you trimmed off of each "leg". Thanks so much!

This is seriously an incredible build! I am working on a similar Comanche build at the moment, but not NEARLY as extreme as your build. Massive compliments to your attention to detail and fabrication work.

I emailed them for an update, they said they are in production and currently on shipping delays from wherever they come from. They have already been approved for test fitting and supposedly just waiting on production and shipping delays. I asked where they can be purchased and what price, they said no pricing information available yet, and didn't comment on what site they can be purchased. I also saw in a FB comment from Key Parts Inc that they have no plans on making housings

Well, after rinsing the carpet out to make it less crispy after dying it, I’ve successfully found out how to make green carpet out of blue carpet.. still working on how to make it black though, I’ve used this method on several other vehicles with great success, but this carpet just does not want to change color!

That's definitely not a bad idea! I'm also toying with the idea of a 4 link set up in the rear to get rid of the leaf springs... but I suppose it depends on how much money I want to sink into this thing!

A little Rit dye and voila, the carpet went from blue with brown stains to a nice black. Photos really don’t do it justice!

I emailed them for an update, they said they are in production and currently on shipping delays from wherever they come from. They have already been approved for test fitting and supposedly just waiting on production and shipping delays. I asked where they can be purchased and what price, they said no pricing information available yet, and didn't comment on what site they can be purchased.

Front and rear sprayed, just need to spray the fender flares and some trim pieces before pulling the tape off!

Thanks so much! Apologies on getting the year wrong!

Thank you!! I just posted my submission!

Thanks so much! I was torn between keeping the original front end or not, but the 97+ front end flows a little better with the fender flares so I decided to swap! I was thinking either BDS, or ZoneOffroad for the lift kit. It currently has the Rustys 6.5 Long Travel kit, but it rides terrible in my opinion. I have no prior experience with Rusty's, and I don't want to bad mouth them in any way, but I'm not a fan of how it rides on really rough terrain.

1988 Jeep Comanche 4.0L / AX15 / Transfercase (Standard) / Front axle (Standard) / Rear axle (Standard) / Wheelbase (Unsure) Build date: Unsure, doors have been replaced. Current Location: Northern Arizona (Sedona) Status: On the road / Awaiting restoration Notes: Rust free! Widebody fenders Current owner: Currently owned by myself, H. Miller

I'll finish up spraying the truck over the next week or so, right now it's in the final stages of primer, there wasn't any major damage to the body, but a fair amount of tiny little dings that had to be worked out. I'll post more photos once its sprayed!

Hello all, I've been lurking these forums for over a year now and finally decided to share some of my progress on my somewhat newly acquired Comanche. I purchased it from some nice guys that work on the Mexico border as border patrol agents. Based on the history of the truck, it seems that it has never really left the state of Arizona, so it's completely rust free, although all the plastics and trims are VERY crispy! What I've done so far: New Paint Notch Customs Fender Flares Front clip swap from 97+ Replaced dented doors Replaced dented fenders Replaced dented hood Replaced wiper cowl panel Replaced window rubber trim New Factory Fuel Tank Acquired better carpet to replace torn carpet Dyed carpet black Dynamat interior for sound deadening Replaced rear windshield To-Do list: Recondition tailgate latch Replace door catches Dash & wiring harness swap Replace taillights Replace 6.5" lift with smaller 4.5" lift Wheels & Tires Lots & lots more.... Here's the progress so far!

Anyone have any updates on this?