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Weren't the engines just stock 2.5s? I thought that towards the end of the reign of Comanche awesomeness in racing that the engines were still stock but were assembled by the team out of hand picked factory components. :dunno: Not to cut this one down or anything, but I'd totally rather have the '88 Dave Diedrick truck. :drool: For reals! What happened to all these trucks?! Any chance that passing along some contact information to the new owner would be possible? I'd really love to see some better pictures of this truck. It'd be interesting to see what kind of suspension components are under it!... drop axle in front?... fiberglass leafs in the rear?... I need to know!

Done some looking around and found a picture of it at an event in Detroit in 1990. http://mwphoto-misc.smugmug.com/Cars/SC ... ipm/Medium Sterling took 15th.

Okay, I take it back. Seems as though they had minimal cage work done for the interiors. Looks to me like they only had one main halo up and over the rear window. How come the truck for sale has two seats?

Kinda feel bad about using them as extra weight in the winter. :oops: Didn't these trucks have a front spoiler in the bumper? Wonder if that's in the "extra parts".

I think you can see the bars in the overhead 3/4 shot... Look closely at the front of the bed. I was thinking the same thing, but why isn't there any cage in the cab? Shouldn't the bars in the front of the bed tie into something? ... on a side note, I never noticed the wheels on these trucks. Got a whole stack of them in the garage.

... guilty. I want it.

Incredible is right. Raises a lot of questions for me but also keeps the awe factor very high. Incredible. Just incredible. Thanks Rob.

I just cut it in half and welded it back together with a sleeve. Don't try and bend it around to make it fit... it'll only kink.

Just be sure that the unions at the "Y" are tight! I've got the same header on mine only ceramic coated and just about every other time I crawl under it to change oil I have to work the pipes back together and tighten the clamps again. I suppose that's partly my fault for not putting a decent clamp on them. See if you can find some good band clamps while you have everything out of the way and throw away the exhaust clamps that come with it. Good luck!

Any updates from Brandt?

Good call on the leather. Looks like the driver's seat has already started the "VW lean" on the outside of the bottom seat cushion. That's typical. Out of the couple Jettas that I've owned and the several VWs that I've driven, it seems that any Jetta, Golf or Passat with over 100,000 miles have this. The leather doesn't stretch all that well in these cars and it turns into a goofy pocket. Overall, the interiors are very comfortable. Car looks good! :thumbsup:

I was having the conversation with someone about the power difference with leaving 3.55 gears in a Jeep but running 33s... got me thinking, "why not try and see?". Honestly, there is a difference and I'm not sure if the HO has anything to do about it but I didn't really think it was all that bad. I know that the speedo was way off but the power seemed doable.

"beater cross" :roll: ... poor little fella...

If the dark blue is available for zip up hoodies, I'd be in for one with tan logos in a small. As for hats... no hats? Geez! Oh wait... ... yeah, that just happened. Oh, no he didn't!!

It's back for an update! A whole lot of nothing has changed on this thing other than it getting a little worse. For a couple months now when I jump in to start it up, it needs a little gas to help it out. Fuel regulator took a dump but it still runs really nice with lots of power and good mileage. I'll get to it... probably. Otherwise it's turned into a real death trap on the road! The shocks were bad when I got it and since they've only got worse. I ended up taking a good used set of Ranchos off my shelf. Rides like a Caddy now!... a very, very rusty Caddy! Anyway... I like this truck.

How 'bout it, Austin? Need to save another? http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/c ... 81291.html

Bump for June.

#12 welding helmet paired with #5 safety glasses worked good me. Kinda neato to watch!

You sure? I bet you could find a good custom build one to put on there if you tried. :D Truck looks good. Still can't get over the dumpster picture!

My dad lives in St. Cloud but drives into the metro area every other week for work. Seems as though that he saw a white MJ with a tonneau cover and a Comanche Club decal in the back window and MN plates. This would've been this afternoon and this really got me thinking who it could've been... more importantly, who's truck in MN don't I know? Anyhow, more curious than anything else. Good to see the Comanche Club word getting around in the north country!

I did the same with my 8.25 swap. It does. I had my driveshaft made up when I did my 4wd swap years ago. At that time, I kept with the dana 35 and I had a couple inches of lift. Since then, I've swapped to an 8.25 and about another inch and a half of lift due to my Metric Ton springs. The driveshaft was a little short for comfort after the springs, but after the different axle went in the shaft was just about right. Clean off all of the mounts before anything else. I want to say that there would be clearance issues with the u-bolts otherwise. Also, if you're going as far as an axle swap, might as well add some dana 35 Grand Cherokee disk brakes too. Easy enough to do... just enlarge the center hole a but and everything just bolts in place. ... and don't be silly with yourself like I did. If you're going spring under or over, just add the spring perches that you need. Hauling around extra steel that'll never get used... all I'm doin now... why would I think that was a good idea anyhow?... should've just left it alone... I digress...

We had a ton of people slowing down when passing and even a few coming up and asking what the heck it even is! 8)

LOVE this pic! Totally! I saw that picture and instantly a playful voice starts singing in my head... happy little tractor... puttering off back to the farm... tra-la-la... Truck looks good, Rob. You too, Wade.

... okay, so this thing is a totally awesome place to call home. I was thinking that it would be cold being that the canvas isn't insulated. Planning for a few cold nights dipping down to about fifty or so degrees, the wife and I bundled up the first night and just about died of heat stroke. With everything in place and the tail and lift gate shut, this thing stays tight enough that bugs weren't even an issue! Sure, with the windows open for the whole day each night started off a little cold, but after about a half an hour with two people inside the temperature stays very comfortable. Very happy with our weekend! The weekend started with actually finishing the camper enough to use it... what, you guys finish projects on time? I didn't get the axle finished but all that it needs are lower shock mounts and shocks. Being that we didn't have to go all that far, I just took it easy around the corners and kept an eye on it bouncing around in the rear view. Couple little odds and ends that we could live without, but one thing that I had been worrying about were the fiberglass wands that keep the tent tight. Maybe something out of aluminum or finding something that'll bow and go back... tough to find or so I thought. While on a last minute camping cruise through Fleet Farm and I walked by the perfect solution... Coleman universal repair tent poles! Cut to fit and in place they were just the ticket. Next I finally fixed the corner on the canvas that had ripped the screws out of the fiberglass and we were off! That's where this came in: So we did! Made our way all of a mile and change around the corner to Lake Carlos State Park. Why so close? Well... just in case I suppose. We did some reconnaissance a few weeks before and found the campsite that was the most out of the way from the rest of the park. Being that we couldn't get to our site until after 4:00, we didn't have a whole lot of time for much activities... so how about some camping food?! The first night's dessert included some pie iron cherry pies. Yummo! Enter the blazing night of Satan's breath and the next day was filled with hitting the hiking and biking trails... after a camp stove breakfast, of course. Bacon, peppers, onions, and more than a few eggs. Yes please! After a day of biking and hiking, we were ready for another evening of dinner over the fire. Aluminum foil wrapping some steak cubes, potatoes, and peppers were on the menu. Throw in a few smores and some tasty libations and another day past rather quickly. Sunday was pretty much a rinse and repeat of Saturday except we needed to leave the park by 4:00. Didn't take a while lot of pictures, but again we had a great time! Some nice change of scenery... ... a fair amount of this... ... and a whole lot of this. Good weekend. Good weekend.