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This was the original plan. But obviously involves cutting the rig in half and putting it back together. This leaves you with two seams all around the truck. Your second idea was the current plan. Except I would never toast another MJ to accomplish this. I would use a XJ, obviously much easier to come by. But then, it's not really a Comanche anymore. It did however seem to be the easiest route. That only leaves you with one seam, but offset on the doors and frame, so its a little more sturdy. And the added benefit of using a newer XJ, and not having to swap the entire contents of a XJ over into the Comanche. As you could get away with just dropping the tcase and stripping the interior from the seats back. Now Pete offers an interesting option, but tacks back on the work of completely gutting a XJ for the MJ drivetrain and interior. This doesn't seem to be an option in my mind. This rig will be built to suit my favorite and most frequent type of wheeling. Which pretty much makes it a mountain pass cruiser. One of my favorite trails is riddled with switch backs. Its 2-3 point turns in an XJ. I can't imagine trying to swing around, essentially, a long bed MJ. Another trail I frequent has a section that 7" and 33s on my XJ just barely clear on the underside. The BOA on a LB equals failure there. P.S. You still have that uber low mileage XJ?

Okay, thats what I thought. So, I must be a bit slow here. How would one slide the cab back on the frame if it's actually part of it. Or are you suggesting that you cut the cab off the top of the rails and slide it back.

Never considered that. I suppose you could take the fuel neck cover out of a few XJs and cover the rails if it protruded into the cab. Is the cab easy enough to remove from the rails? Just spot welds per usual?

With the frame starting to curve up, what 5" after the back of the cab? I can't see how you could just slide the cab back to allow for the 9" needed to add the longer door.

Alright, did a little digging. Looks like there are a lot of 13.5 capacity tanks out there?

Extending the cab won't effect the bed frame at all. I've worked it out where it will all be under the cab. What I haven't worked out at all, is how you would section the frame to bring it forward 9"........... :ack: MJ newb here, whats the difference between the lwb and swb tanks?

Alright, so I did not want to let the cat out of the bag so soon, because this is a long ways off. And I can't stand people who lay out their grand plans for a project; then 3 years down the road not much has changed. But I need help working some things out if this project is even going happen. I want to build a "two door" Comanche. That is, I would like to take 2 door XJ doors and fit them to a MJ. Essentially stretching it for a larger cab. I am 6'2", used to XJs, and the MJ's cab makes me feel claustrophobic..... :yes: So, problems I am running in to. The 2 door XJ have 9" longer doors. With the shortbed I have, that puts you at 122". Thats a long truck. I think you can reasonably bob the rear of the bed 5". But that does nothing for your WB obviously. If you take 9" out of the front of the bed, can you still fit the stock fuel tank? I am thinking no, but I have not really crawled under to measure as of yet. An option that was brought to my attention would be to have a in bed tool box with the bottom as a built in fuel cell. But with the bed already being cut down to 5'10", usable space is at a premium. I remember that red 4 door version on ebay that had a very shortened bed. But the details of that build were lacking, and I didn't gather much intel from the craptacular picture. Here is the finished product I have envisioned. Different color, but it works for show n tell. Here it is with the rear bob, but 122" WB

I know right, I got a kick out of that........... :clapping:

Build Sheet SE Decor Group Monotone Paint 75 Amp Alternator 430 Amp Maintenance Free Battery Power Front Disc/Rear Drum Brakes Straight Back Bench Seat Black Vinyl Floor Covering Mini Floor Console All Manual Transmissions 5-Speed Manual Transmission 4.10 Axle Ratio 175MM Rear Axle 2.5L Power Tech I-4 Engine Tinted Glass Windows Tinted Windshield Glass Front Door Tinted Glass Fixed Door Vent Glass Left Manual Mirror Pwr Htd Drvr Memory Mirrors, F/Away Heater w/Instrument Pnl Ventilation Analog Instrument Cluster 85 MPH Primary Speedometer shift Indicator Warning Lamp Glove Box Lamp Halogen Headlamps Black Front Bumper Front License Plate Bracket Black Grille Bright Windshield Moldings Upper Door Frame Moldings Belt Moldings California Emissions EVAP Control System 18.5 Gallon Fuel Tank Delete Radio Manual Steering 2-Spoke Soft Feel Steering Wheel Standard Duty Shock Absorbers Rear Shock Absorbers Compact Spare Tire Tire Carrier Winch P195/65R15 BSW AS Touring Tires Michelin Brand Tires 15X6.0 Styled Steel Wheels All Steel Wheels Pickup Box Build To U.S. Mkt. Specifications 5 Additional Gallons of Gas Rear Spring Group I GVW/Payload Rating Left Front Spring Group Vi Right Front Spring Group V

No worries........ :chillin: Just came right off the tube, tied into the factory TB mount/coil mount/OAB. Cookie cutter JKS sway link bracket. Image Not Found

Came across this little gem today................ :doh:

That will stick out going down the road............. :yes:

It's a little bit of both. Tera knuckle, JKS drag link w/WJ TREs, custom tie rod with Currie TREs.

Since I missed it somewhere, what color did you decide to go with?

Ta Da! I'll snap some more when I have time.

Just read through that again. Comanches are MJs, yes, but that has nothing to do with the trim package. Every Comanche is an MJ, just like every Cherokee is an XJ. XLS, Laredo, etc are trim packages. So like Wahoo said, it's one or the other, but it can't be both.

Works the same way. Drop into neutral, pull lever back and to the right.

So I have not brought this home yet, but I have title in hand. So I am the new owner of a '91 MJ pile of crap.......... :yes: I am a 6 year member of NAXJA. This will be Jeep number 4, '91 XJ, '94 XJ, '99 XJ, '91 MJ. The only aspiration I had over my current rig was a SB MJ. So when I decided to sell the XJ, finding that MJ was the only logical choice. Building up a new rig is not in the budget right now, but I could not pass this up. 1991 SB Sport Truck, 2wd, 2.5L, 5 Speed. California truck, rust free. I picked it up for $400 to save it from the scrapper. It will be a good year before I touch this thing, but I have it when I'm ready. This thread, though not being updated anytime in the near future will chronicle the new life of this little rig. I will post some pics when I bring it home Monday night. Don't think there is straight panel on the truck, but nothing that can't be replaced. I'm basically using it for the rust free body. Over time, expect almost every stock piece from this truck to end up in the dumpster. This is all I have for now.

Welcome to my day to day. Flipping through project threads sucks without any pics............... :yes:

Holy crap Jim, I can't believe you are still workin' on this thing! I remember back in '03 when you where gonna swap the 01 parts onto it. Back then it was unheard of, I think it had only ever been done once before.

Damn, I guess Overland seats are out, I'm 6'2"................... :(

Hey Bo, how well do those WK seats fit in there? They look like they sit a little high, but I can't really tell.