Blue88Comanche Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Finally put the Comanche Club window decals on My and Dads MJs My MJ Dad's MJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidoo_j Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Bled the Clutch, replaced front turn/marker socket. Topped off fluids. received my 8" slip yoke to trim down. scrubbed a spare valve cover to prep for paint and install. @ cruiser I did find that the aluminum valve covers from the 90 i pulled had holes drilled in the vent towers, whereas the one from 88 does not. Also the metal baffles were different, the 90 had a center support and the 88 was just floating. I've yet to pull mine from the 89 to see how it differs, but do plan to cut down a set of towers 1". I barely have any blow by, but figure it maybe stop it completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyt120 Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Got bed back from the paint shop, pretty happy with it. Will be even happier when I get it bed lined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Flogged it. Hard. Front driveshaft lost a u joint clip up in the double cardan joint, causing it to walk around and knock my transfer case linkage off somewhere in a trail, so all weekend I had to crawl underneath to shift it. Installed spare front driveshaft, then last night two buddies borrowed it to go fetch his Toyota that tore all the bolts out of the steering knuckle after a rollover and returned it with a broken front axle shaft... Replaced it this morning and played all day again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86customanche Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Drove it through the woods behind my house for the first time in a month or so. Real dry, just stretching her legs really. Makes me want to start wrenching again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyt120 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Installed 97+ door seals, a bit hard to shut the doors but definitely a better seal and quieter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Installed 97+ door seals, a bit hard to shut the doors but definitely a better seal and quieter! umm wheres the tech thread on this upgrade? I fired up the new HO 4.0 in the MJ today. :banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidoo_j Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Got my Valve cover all painted with some VHT . and cut my towers to a pseudo Cruiser mod. As mine already had a factory 1/2" hole compared to the '88 You can see the difference in height, I only removed 3/4" and maintained the same angle of the cut. You can see in the picture where the 89 had a factory drilled hole in the back vs the '88 sitting next to it for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Let us know if cutting the vent towers does anything - good or bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidoo_j Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Let us know if cutting the vent towers does anything - good or bad. Of course it's going to make a huge difference, It already shed half an ounce of dead weight :) My 89 barely has any blow by as it is, I'm doing this simply because my gasket is leaking and figured why not I had two spare covers. I don't know how I could/can quantify if this benefits on the flip if it causes problems I will be the first to bring mention of issues. Before I install my freshly painted cover I'm going to look to get new vacuum fittings and vent to make better seals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 drove it home! :MJ 1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Rotated tires, removed passenger side axle shaft again because of a bad u joint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 5:am started checking everything over, badlands trip this entire weekend, just me my manche, some good friends and MUD???? lucky me B... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidoo_j Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Got the painted valve cover installed. Replaced the final turn signal plug, the dash light finally stopped illuminating :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deziped Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Accidently cured my erattic steering problem just by installing a set of 91 tow hooks up front. It was probally the 3/16 angle iron I bolted from Tow brackets to front cross member that solidified the front end. That OEM tin foil unibody is kinda scary now that I think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Or maybe it's that you tightened up the steering box bolts in the process... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Got a new air filter, cleaned out the airbox, cleared my CCV lines, painted my valve cover (stripes :rock on: ) found my original oil cap, and took a couple pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Had a new passenger side upper control arm bracket welded on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue88Comanche Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 took some pictures of it and later i swapped the wiper arms to 97+ style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalob Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Finished the rattlecan primer job and bolted the bumpers and side bars back on for winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalob Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 shot another coat on the new rear bumper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalob Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 shot another coat on the tire carrier/ roll bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalob Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 shot another coat on the front bumper and remounted the lights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalob Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Enjoyed the fact that I own a comanche and live in Colorado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Curious to know... Where does the bumper start and the bed begin and how did you do the transition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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