TyeT

So I found this on naxja http://naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1071673 Pretty good price IMO. But has a Pretty bad knock. Would it be worth just redoing the bottom end or should I just get it and run it til it blows?

and this was my 99 Wrangler with a 4" body lift. and 33" Mastercraft Courser MT's And here is a link to a short and not very exciting video of me and my cousin wheeling back when he had a bronco 2 and i had my Cherokee Chief. Dad sold it before i could steal the lift and the D44.............. I have never forgiven him. http://www.myspace.com/video/vid/571870 ... id_OEV_P_P ALSO might be scoring a ford 8.8 rather than the 8.25

So if all goes according to plan I'm gonna have $2,000 to $2,500 to spend on everything. I can get tires on a payment plan if needed so I don't have to factor them into the total for now. I have seen master rebuild kits going for $500 on ebay and economy kits for $300. How much would machining be if I just needed to clean up the cylinders a little bit? I'm trying to make this project into something I can say I built as much as possible. I have bought lifted rigs in the past and I want to instead be able to say I built this thing.

My cousin is running some chevy leafs on his ranger and that thing is a flex monster. this is my current Comanche loaded down. Was rough getting it moving but it was awsome once it was lol.

I plan on making it a street legal wheeler for the time being, but I want to eventually make it into a 100% off road machine. I'm lookin at either 33's with 4.10 gearing or 35's with 4.88 gearing. I also am getting a Chrysler 8.25 if the guy doesn't sell it before I get some money together. I don't currently know what year it is and I don't know if anything is messed up other than the engine so far. I'm only paying $200 for it and besides the engine it's only missing the front clip. And yes I do have to resources and enough help to rebuild it on my own. Half my family is mechanics. I think I'm gonna stay away from boring it after that statement too lol. I'm really just trying to get this truck together in time for some snow wheeling and of course mud. I posted a little more info over in the build section too. Just talked to the guy it's an 89.

So I'm buying a Comanche with a 4.0 that currently doesn't run. A local mechanic had it and it didn't have compression in a cylinder or 2 and he put a new head on it ( brand new or new to the vehicle I don't know). Still didn't fix it. I also found out it went through the flood we had here in Oregon back in December of 07. Now my main question is whether it would be worth a rebuild or not. Assuming the heads in good shape would a new bottom end be good enough? Maybe a whole used engine? The cost difference isn't huge, but the labor time is a bit. I haven't gotten the truck yet so maybe when I get it and I pull the head it will be so crappy that a different engine will be my only option. I feel that a rebuilt engine would be a more worthwhile investment, but I want some outside opinions. And would maybe boring out the cylinders some be a worthwhile investment? Would I even notice the difference? Thanks. -TyeT.

Probably should have read the rules thread first lol. I'll keep you guys updated on my progress from here on out.

What would I need to do a lift without a kit? I'm getting my cousins help and he is no stranger to custom fabrication. The SOA would be the "easy" part, I'm curious about the front though. Maybe I could throw some half ton leaves in the rear too. I also plan to make a custom 4 link (or just the one).

Hello everybody. The names Tye T. Not tight (just to clarify lol) I currently own a 1989 2wd Comanche with a 4 speed and a 2.5. I absolutely love the truck but it's a base model and is pretty beat up. Originally bought as a truck to haul garbage to the dump. Then it became my DD for a year. I had always planned on converting it to 4wd but my dad doesn't want anything to do with it. So I am getting a new Comanche for $200 from a guy I know. He bought it for the front clip and a few other small parts. I have no clue what year it is yet. All I know for sure is that it doesn't currently run. It had no compression in a couple cylinders so a local mechanic decided to put a new head on it... Ok... Still doesn't run. I found out it actually went through the flood we had here in Oregon back in December 07. So the engine is in pretty rough shape. So I plan on making this thing a street legal wheeling machine. I would go. Crazy with it but I'm gonna be going to school here soon so I won't have any income in 3 or 4 months. I want to either put a rustys SOA lift on it, or I found a rocky road lift that uses old man emu springs and seems to be a more complete kit. So for the engine issue I have 2 options so far. 1. Buy a used engine for $200-500 off craigslist. Or 2. Buy a rebuild kit and possibly bore the cylinders out a bit. Any thoughts on which would be a better idea? Also whether or not boring the cylinders would even be worth it? I have. Chrysler 8.25 lined up I am going to buy as well. And I want to either put 4.10's or 4.88's in the axles. I would like to get it on 35's but I don't know if either of those lifts I mentioned earlier will fit them without major fender trimming. Heck I'm tempted just to flat bed it and trim the crap out of the front fenders but I want this thing to have flex. I don't want to end up like are the guys around here who have massive Toyotas that ride and flex like semi trucks. Any thoughts or opinions are welcome. I'm sure I forgot to mention some stuff. I will upload pictures as soon as I get a chance (I don't even have the truck yet but the guy is holding it for me). Thanks. -TyeT.