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Oh, hi! I miss this build. I also enjoy the cat part of the Internet. Much approval to see both.

Been in San Francisco for the past week. Happy to be home.

... and then?! How did you get here from where it was and what drove the build in this direction? Mechanical upgrades?... wiring?... dash?... what do all the switches do?... THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW!!

Pretty sure the proper term is “porno red”.

Very cool, BJ.

I had a good look at it. Rad truck.

The wheels are dumb and I question his battery hold down.

Coffee this morning.

Guess Rob was right.

Just came across this thread. Dang, dude!!

I see lots of good stuff happening here. Details, please?

Looking good. Really enjoying this thread!

Pete is a good dude. Had a few encounters with him now. Always good company.

Wow. My heart sank when I saw this. If it were me, I think I’d sit on it for a bit and see what kind of donor comes along. Think about the power it made and decide if you’re happy with it. If it was adequate, then that opens up the donor list a little more. If you want more, then I wouldn’t turn down a good 4.0 if one were to wander into your path. Good luck. Keep your chin up.

^ Roller slate status.

Beautiful.

I think I want to tackle things in stages. Right now my head is wrapped around my shop construction but the first real project in it needs to be this Jeep. Step one will probably be the drivetrain and axles. I really REALLY want to make this thing a good driver and that means overdrive. Can’t really trust it without adding some caster to the front axle so it stays in its own lane at speed. Can’t do that without cutting the inner C’s and turning them. Here’s the current list in my head: 1.) 4.0/AX15/Dana 300 (or NP231 but this would require swapping the front diff to the driver side) 2.) Slight stretch in wheelbase at least in the front to allow for the drivetrain to move forward for rear driveshaft length 3.) Cut/turn front axle and throw bearings/seals at both axles 4.) Suspension once over 5.) Body work or tub swap ...and so on...

I had to deal with this with my Eliminator years ago. I ended up drilling out the broken screws, filling with JB Weld, and then reassembling with courser screws.

It looks pretty good in pictures but the reality is that the ENTIRE tub is riddled with terrible body work. Just this morning I was investigating a bubble I’d never noticed before. I looked up in a fender well and it looked like a million bondo noodles squirting out from all the holes that previous owners would’ve drilled. At some point a tub swap should really be in its future. I like the idea of finding a decent donor with original paint and just do a whole body and front clip swap... along with the drivetrain... and go through the axles... and... and...

Nice.

Whoa! Very nice, sir.

I honestly wouldn’t mind seeing this truck just disappear. This was the closest to regret I’ve had with selling a truck, then Jim passed away shortly after. I’ve gotten multiple questions from the current owner over the past year that should’ve been easy answers and yet I continued to just be a nice guy and help. I sat on it for a while at $4600 when I sold it, now a year has gone by, nothing new has been done with it, he says the trans is making noise, the t-case needs a chain, and it probably needs tires. If the timing were better, I’d offer the guy $3600. Otherwise I’m fine if this one just passes on.

https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/d/denver-1986-jeep-comanche-318-swap/6881476391.html