neohic

Word's sure getting out now! Few more I've done over the years: Done a bunch more... sometimes plate, sometimes tube... I've got some really nice jigs made up that I don't even need a truck to build off of anymore. I pretty much always just use my standard mounts to the frame and just go from there:

So... been having some issues with the speedometer in my '91. I think I've traced it back to the speed sensor in the back of the trans but from reading around in the inter-web land my sensor might be bad... might be good yet. Having a tough time bringing myself to purchase a sensor just to try at the cost of $60+. Anybody have one of these sitting around in a spare AW4 that they could part with? '87-'97 should work. Thanks, dudes!

... or you've got easy makings for a canvas topper!

I think I'm going to rattle the dice on a new sensor. :crossfingers: Anybody else have any ideas?

Agreed. :rock on:

I jacked up the rear of mine and put the trans in neutral. Took two hands to keep everything lined up with my meter so I just kicked the driveshaft around to get things to turn.

Two. Come to think of it, I didn't swap over the harness from the sensor on the trans to the firewall as it plugged right in. I did move over the harness from the sensor on the t-case to the firewall because it was missing when I got the donor. Any difference in there maybe? Originally, the truck was a 4cyl/4spd that Austin started swapping over to a 6cyl/auto with a '93 XJ. Every piece of wiring was moved over from the '91 to this truck except for the harness from the trans sensor to the firewall. :dunno:

All electronics were swapped over from a '91 including the TCU. Unfortunately, electrical is about the only thing I don't have an ample inventory of. If the sensor on the trans is the same from '87-'97, I'd just swap it out with another to see if it changes anything... that I don't have sitting around.

Two.

:hmm: Not sure what you're getting at here. I was referring to the rear driveshaft. Speedo hasn't worked since the rear shaft went in... probably just a coincidence though. I tested the sensor in the trans this morning.

I checked continuity from the sensors to the firewall. Screws in the cluster were all tight. I even took everything apart in there to clean the board. The thing about it is it worked June when I was swapping everything over: Truck hasn't been on the road more than 50 miles since then. It worked without the driveshaft in... haven't pulled it back out to recreate the day of the video. Worth it?

Crawled under the truck today and I'm really glad that I didn't go with the factory t-case shifter crap. This allowed me to get rid of the bracket that holds part of the factory stuff and get a better look at things. There it is! Unplugged it again to check for an ohm reading. I was really hoping that it wouldn't, but I got a reading. Don, I know you said that yours checked out but it turned out to be the problem... think I might be in the same boat?

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/cto/4181440984.html :rotf:

I know... I know... Haven't had much for time to crawl under the truck and take another look. Been cruising around and just keeping up with traffic. :roll:

Welcome and very cool truck! Blue is definitely my favorite color in the Chief trim. :thumbsup:

Agreed! Looking very good!

Last I talked with Dean (seller), he had a couple of his collector buddies go over the truck with a fine toothed comb. They came up with the number to the tune of $15k. Granted, Dean knows that the sun, the stars, and the moon all need to be in alignment to fetch this so he does have a bottom dollar in mind. Between Dean and myself, there's always that special price if he knows that the truck is going to a home that he knows it will be appreciated and well taken care of too. He gave me a price, but that's between him and a potential buyer to disclose that.

Nothing meant behind it. I've kept my finger on the pulse pretty tight on this truck over the past couple months is all.

Before buying used, I would highly recommend taking a close look at the Thermal Arc/Tweco small inverter line (181i, 211i, 252i). I've used each one in the line and each one has its highs and very few lows. The whole product line is based off of multi-process welding. Each one is capable of MIG, stick, and TIG... even though the TIG function isn't all that great in any of them. In the Tweco selection, they just released a smaller yet 141i that I have on order. It's strickly a 110v machine, but I think they're just handy as all get out when it comes to versatility. They're all compact, but they all are very smooth running and offer a bunch of options that most other "happy homeowner" style machines don't even come close to. Best part? Way cheaper than Miller or Lincoln.

Yeah rumor has it he's pretty firm on the 15k lol Rumor has it? You been in contact with Dean also or is there something about this truck that I don't know about?

Awesome to the max! :rock on:

Maybe dome fuel sending unit parts? :peek:

:hmm: Continuity checks out. I'm now looking for a way to check the sensor on the trans and found this picture: ... but no other information to back it up. Any idea how to check this and what a reading should be? I checked the sensor of the t-case also and did get a reading from it.

The youth of today, right? I’m around them everyday with the profession that I’m in. Some people say that the younger crowd doesn’t contribute anything good to society. Some people say that all of them think that “manual labor” is the president of Mexico. Some have even made comment that they don’t even know how to talk correctly anymore what with their cellular devices and their Face-Tube… thingy. I think it’s great to see someone who doesn’t have a torch passed to them, but rather pick it up on their own and run with it! We’ve got some younger members here. Someone like him is sure nice to remind everyone that this hobby is alive and thriving! Minuit's '91 SporTruck!!! MODEL AND YEAR: 1991 Jeep Comanche SporTruck ENGINE & PERFORMANCE: Stock 150,000mi 4.0L High Output DRIVETRAIN: Stock 2wd AW4 with column shifter, Dana 35 open rear axle. COOLING: Stock ELECTRICAL & IGNITION: Stock STEERING: Stock SUSPENSION: Stock INTERIOR: Reconditioned Medium Grey interior with Euramtec dome lights and a mild sound system. (originally bought without a radio) BRAKES: Stock LIGHTING: Stock WHEELS/TIRES: TJ 15-inch 5-spoke wheels with used XJ center caps from Ebay. Stock tire size. MISCELLANEOUS: Silver Star Metallic exterior with 'squiggly' SporTruck graphics package. I'm not aware of any other MJs in this paint scheme. Best MJ story: April 29, 2012, the day it drove under its own power for the first time since 2003. Seeing this truck that had spent so long sitting unused and unloved move again on its own was a truly magical moment. Remembering that moment makes everything I do worth every second. Every single time I take it out for a drive is a great MJ story. I've never met a person that didn't like it and the simple fact of owning such a unique vehicle is a great experience. What owner loves best about CC: The fact that so many people from so many different places have joined together to provide such a great community with a friendly atmosphere. CC gives us owners of these rare, little known vehicles a home. CC has been great to me and I don't see that coming to an end. http://comancheclub.com/topic/38742-driveway-ornament-to-daily-driver-1991-sportruck/?do=findComment&comment=390081 ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● Jeremy, among other MJs that are way over the top and built to the nines it’s very refreshing to see such a simple and well preserved truck like yours. Way above that, I think it’s great to see an up and coming Comanche owner take a tired truck and totally knock it out of the park on cleanliness! Way to go, dude! -Ben This post has been promoted to an article

All of a few minutes ago... THE TABLE LIVES!!! :banana: Been fighting to get a damaged encoder for one of the motors figured out. Still need to calibrate things, but the basics are up and running!