Salvagedcircuit

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

Nice Turnaround Portra 400?

Aww Yeah. So... what you're saying is that a desperate mining company called you up in need of fuel and a pull and you couldn't resist the challenge. Makes sense to me

Awesome work! Man I'd love to find a '92 in California and drive it east then never take it out in the winter months. I am curious, if you do any electrical work soon, let me know if you find duct-tape crimps. Duct tape crimps are multiple wires pinched together with or without a brass ring and then just duct-taped over. There were 30-40 of them in my wiring harness. They are factory. Yes, factory. I asked a friend of mine who was a chrysler master mechanic for ~25 years about duct-tape crimps. I told him I replaced 30 or so of them on my MJ. His response: That's it? FML I think duct-tape crimps ended in 1989, but I'm curious if that's 100% true or not.

Holy Moly you sir are the right kind of nuts! You must be packing quite the power under the hood. It must be a very unique sounding comanche that's for sure

I have a spare comanche headliner in Rindge New Hampshire. If you ever come nearby, I can sell it to you at a good price. let me know!

You can always sell your old leaf springs, some people like to rebuild theirs bigger or use them as helper leafs.

Hubba, Hubba, Hubba. More pictures indeed

Nice

Oldie, but a goldie! I love how the vent flap was not painted from factory

Looks mighty cozy. Nice job!

I'd go with #3. I was thinking of adding some fog lights to that general area on my MJ. The challenge will be to find some IP67 rated LEDs that can handle the abuse from road debris and splashing.

Looking good!

Nice

The Diesel Comanche Whisperer has spoke

That's awesome! The author clearly had good taste

Majorly Jealous right now! I ended up finding a new old stock tonneau cover from the 1990s on marketplace for $50 that fit my needs. It was in remarkably good shape and for the price, could not say no. Also, nice color choice

How do you guys deal with the low quality reproduction Dorman Valve Cover Elbows? Mine started cracking within 2 years and 1000 miles.

Oof, I'm really sorry to hear this. Best of luck to you @schardein

I posted this a little while ago if it helps.