Salvagedcircuit

I installed the ACC black vinyl flooring in my MJ in 2023. It needs a lot of trimming, just like the carpet, but the vinyl does not contour to the floor that well. You will always have air pockets underneath the vinyl. I just decided to live with them. I did not use any spray adhesive or adhesion promoter. I did not use the included underlayment. I used 1/2in thick gym mats as a flooring mat. None by the pedal area because it interferes with pedal height. Ironically, the neoprene foam molds very well to the metal floor with a heatgun. The vinyl is nice though when its snowing or there's poor weather conditions. Your floor will clean up easily with a shopvac.

That is one baller solution. Wow. Nice execution.

That floor. WOW. That's what nightmares are made of. Ouch.

Thanks for the groove

And the beat goes on! Nice job everybody!

What a story. That's a monster truck of an MJ. Excellent work.

Impressive amount of work. Nice job!

Wow, definitely the undertaking! Nice job.

Ooof that looks bad

Excellent results. It reminds me to stop making excuses and polish mine

What weather stripping did you end up going with?

Cool! Which baja fog lights did you settle on? Thanks

Only a true Jeeper would know this. Can't wait to see the result!

Looking great! Nice job

YEAH BOIS This is what's UP right here!

Awesome thread! I have a 16gal tank and I thought about this exact method: use an old school small rigid pipe cutter Obviously I'd have to take the pump out to do this. Does anyone know where I can grab all the spare rubber bits for the tank? The vents, fuel pump seal etc...? I found: XJ Fuel filler hose: Crown Automotive 52000623 Fuel Tank Vent Valve: 5360058 Fuel Tank Vent Valve: 5360059 Fuel pump seal? Is it 53000575? 71722YH? Thanks!

Awesome story! That passenger fender looks pretty decent for being hammered back into shape. The clone Taiwanese fenders just don't seem to fit quite right on the comanche. I had to spend quite a bit of time to match mine, but I plan on grabbing an OEM one before I decided to seriously paint mine. Did you ever grab the high mileage license plate frames from Chrysler / FCA / Stellantis? The first and 2nd owner of any jeep is eligible. I think they cancelled the program by now. It's a good reminder for me to bug my local dealer. They have to have some lying around back. Well deserved!

Nice!

Bump. Still looking!

The three steel retainers have (3) M6 studs welded on each. The fenders are held in by 10mm M6 flanged head nuts. Make sure to use PB blaster on these studs if you are trying to disassemble. The studs commonly shear clean off on nut removal and you are left with no way of re-mounting the fender flares, unless you have a stud welder. If you get lucky, apply anti-seize. This advice need not apply to residents of arizona or southern california.

Aww yeah

Excellent job

Nice Lookin Fan Shroud

I ran across a NOS Vinyl tonneau cover on marketplace back in March. It is truly NOS. The guy I purchased this from owned some rental properties and a tenant who was evicted ran an autoparts resale business. The landlord held onto the various auto parts left behind for decades. The wild thing is the comanche shared the same size bed as many of the japanese lightweight trucks of the time and the VW rabbit. The back of the box lists all the beds compatible with this tonneau cover. It is made by Bestop. I laid it over my MJ longbed and it fits quite well. I feel almost criminal using this. It is a very simple kit. Large sheet of vinyl sewed together by an industrial sewing machine on the edges. Aluminum cross bars and velcro. Simple, lightweight and ships in a small box. I am amazed something like this is not sold today. It would be easy enough to duplicate. The most challenging part would be acquiring the aluminum stock profile used to mount the top of the tonneau to the front of the bed. That can't possibly be that impossible to source. I'm going to take some measurements and make some drawings before I put this baby into use. I'm also going to try and recover the graphics on the box to try and restore the 1980s vibe. I'll try and grab some photos on the comanche. The vinyl is surprisingly in great shape. no tears, stretches or cracks which is bonkers for being in the original box for ~40 years. I think I'm going to lay it flat, cover it in a shoe paste / mink oil and let it sit for a few days then put it on the comanche.

Aww yeah! Lookin good the entire way