TheNerfsmith

My first car was a 2008 Volkswagen Eos. It was a fun car up until I saw the light and turned to Jeeps with my 2006 LJ in my Sophomore year.

The bench seat I was lucky to get from @89 MJ also got reupholstered as well.

Update Since being back from school the project started to get away from me slightly. So the Comanche is getting redone. It had a myriad of weird issues from wiring being amalgamated or missing entirely. So the most recent photo is of it stripped and everything painted so it go back on. Now it’s just finding parts and making sure care is taken to bring it back. I’ve really learned a lot from this community and through this journey so far, and I’m looking forward to the completion of the build.

That’s a real shame.

That’s good to know about the decal for the window. Will definitely pick that up. As for the nameplate the jury is still out on that.

Hi guys, Lately I’ve been thinking about what to do about putting the badges back onto my Comanche. The only ones left are the 4.0 Litre and the Metric Ton (it has the D44 and upgraded leafs). Given my recent searches and attempts the Metric Ton badge is becoming a headache. That being said, I was mulling over what to do about denoting that. My recent idea was to put a Jeep Performance Parts Badge on it (See image). My line of reasoning follows that the upper trims at the time would’ve qualified for a “performance package“ and I feel like the sidegraded metric ton would’ve fit that bill. But I’m curious to hear the thoughts of the community on this.

Pete is correct. I saw one in a junkyard once, it has Comanche embossed on it on the bed wall that’s closest to the cab.

Hi all, If anyone is selling an emblem for the Metric Ton trim and is willing to ship it, I would be very interested.

With the new press I’m really interested to see where this goes. My main gripe with the gladiator is that I wish it had the I6 or the Hemi from the start. I’m really excited to see what Dodge will do and hopefully we return to form with some solid offerings.

I'd love to know where that Comanche ended up or is living life now. Great find and video.

Does anyone have or know where I could find one of the factory bed inserts for my longbed.

Hi all, After further review I need to replace and refresh my vacuum system and wiring harness, in regards to the vacuum system for a renix where is the best place to get those lines?

Hi guys, After realizing the availability of mudflaps is in a dismal spot I want to do a small experiment. Anybody have technical documents for the sizes of the details, and cut-outs on them?

Shame. That one looks way too clean to end up like that.

My only thought for the hand brake is if it could be moved to the Pedal style that the MJ has (Not sure how that would convert). I have no ideas other than that.

Anyone have any plans this up coming summer for shows or just a simple cars & coffee?

I would agree, although my starter issue was a really poor connection and you had to yank on the wire to get it to start.

From my understanding I think they are built with the same tooling? From my view if its from the same tooling and manufacturing process I'd consider it a new year model of a Willy's MB, albeit a "reproduction". I love the idea of it arriving in a crate, shame they can't airdrop one

What do you all think of the Jeep in a Crate? Personally, I'd love to have one as a project to shove a 2.5L in one of them. The Jeep

Does this mean I need to find speakers which match that resistance? Or is it scale of which 8 or under is preferred?

I found and will soon have one of the factory RX-172 head units. My question is if an amp would be required to run it along with the speakers I have to get at some point. I don’t know much about sound systems so I’m out of my element.

This might be a dumb question but did the 4.0 change the valve cover design? Will the HO ones not fit on a Renix?

I'm curious as to what you all have done in terms of the intake and exhaust. I have an 89 Renix and I've been mulling over in my head about what options I have for headers and a new intake. I'd like to return to OEM for the intake and remove the cold air intake currently in my MJ. The exhaust had to get repaired awhile ago when I first bought it and needs to get redone. So I'd like to hear opinions on different headers and exhausts if anyone is willing to share.

It's been a while since I've seen one, but I did spot one in a random driveway the other week. I literally slowed down enough to look and see if it was a Comanche (It was). I then pointed it out to my girlfriend who was in my gladiator (The new one) with me out of excitement and she couldn't understand why I was excited at seeing one. The addiction is genuinely strong with these trucks.