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This story started on February 9th, 2015, I was in my junior year of high school And looking through craigslist I found a beautiful mildly clapped comanche for the perfect price of $450. 6 days later It was all mine...... now being a much simpler person back then I though it was the best deal that had ever been put on Craigslist, from the pictures you can see that it was a death trap that should have went to the scrapyard, but not on my watch, I was going to pull that hunk of metal from grips of the shredder and dump $#!& loads of money into it so I could drink beer and run it into trees. And that’s exactly what I’ve been doing ever since.

Hey guys, so I'm going to be doing a swap and figured i'd post my build for anybody who wants to follow along. A little background: I bought an '86 Jeep comanche 4x4 5 speed with the 2.8 v6. Yes, the v6 was terrible, lol. She's about 95% rust free. I did a burnout a few weeks ago and I thought I blew up the transmission, turns out the diff just blew up. So naturally I bought a new engine for my truck. (When I thought it was the transmission.) I figured if I'm gonna pull the engine and tranny again I'm swapping in something better. I purchased an SR20DET. It is a 4 cylinder turbo charged Nissan motor out of a Nissan S14. Basically its a 240SX. My buddy and I originally built it for his Nissan D21 Hardbody but, he wanted a running project so I bought for the GBD. (Good buddy discount.) Here are some photos of the engine and turbo! Ignore my face. The engine just needs a valve cover gasket, new cam lobe bolts, and it needs timed. She should be ready for mounts after that. I plan on taking the truck from 4x4 to 2wd and turning it into a track/auto cross truck. Yeah it's a bit sacrilegious, I know but, I want something different. Everybody lifts there jeep and has a 4.0, 4bt, om617, or some variant of a v8 in it. I was originally gonna throw a 5.0 in it but came across a killer deal on this engine. Alas, I have begun tearing the truck apart, which took longer than i'd like to admit. This is my first engine swap, really any major mechanical work at all. I've done standard maintenance and a clutch in the past but thats about it. So this will likely be a roller coaster. I'll keep you guys updated! Anybody who is looking to work on their jeep, at least the 2.8, you will need a set of metric tools. I don't think I used any standard accept to get the air filter cover off. The transmission drain bolt was a 24mm and you will need an 18mm. Chances are your set doesn't have those. I haven't seen many sets at all with an 18mm. Other than that it's just your typical 10-15mm nuts and bolts. If y'all have questions feel free to ask! I am dubbing her SRMJ.