88 Comanche going to 3.2L turbo diesel

[freakjeep93]

the rear springs are broke i need to replace them and i'm gonna make the front sit considerbly lower

okay just sayin shes kinda tall on one end and low rider on the other

[freakjeep93]

howd you get the bedsides off?

[justinquilliam]

i drilled out all of the spot welds

[freakjeep93]

okay thanks

[one_bad_MJ]

badass build i seen it in person today little motivation and it should be done soon i want to see this thing run. and wheel.

[justinquilliam]

back at it

 

VHT ceramic coating for the exhaust manifold and turbo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ford blue engine paint on my Nissan Diesel in my Jeep Comanche

 

NICE

[one_bad_MJ]

fire it up

[anthony]

Ford blue engine paint on my Nissan Diesel in my Jeep Comanche

 

NICE

 

i like the way you roll sir

 

i got a friend who just picked up the same engine for his mj .. his is from a cj10 IIRC, with a 727 with a jeep t-case pattern .. what are you gonna do about cooling ?? i can't imagine the stock rad is up to the task .. he was toying with the idea of using a vw oil/coolant heat exchanger and routing some heat back to a waste veggie oil tank, but i still don't think it's that viable .. i guess if you're gonna wheel it you can just stick the biggest jy rad you can find in the bed, but he wants to DD his

 

any tips i can pass along ???

[Unglar]

Wow, nice work! :thumbsup:

 

I have thought about a diesel upgrade, but no way I can do that kind of mod.

[High2by]

Ford blue engine paint on my Nissan Diesel in my Jeep Comanche

 

NICE

 

 

Priceless!!! :D

 

Awsome build BTW!!

[Justin_k]

I wasn't a fan of the blue motor wt first, but it's really growing on me.

Good job :drool:

[kro10000]

i got a friend who just picked up the same engine for his mj .. his is from a cj10 IIRC, with a 727 with a jeep t-case pattern .. what are you gonna do about cooling ?? i can't imagine the stock rad is up to the task

 

Remember that a diesel runs cooler than a gasoline motor, that said if there is an I/C involved, those reduce the cooling efficiency of the radiator (assuming they are mounted in front or behind the rad.

A stock 4.0 radiator may possibly be up to the task, if there isnt an I/C

[comanche12]

very impressive with all your hard works than mine in automobile shop :bowdown:

 

i knew it that there would be issue with diesel I/C but remember that you can put it anywhere but of course it gonna need some good air flow thru it like F1, corvette, semi trucks trailer with refrigerant, etc.

[one_bad_MJ]

justin i got your message.

 

did you ever get that fmic from liggets? i will run up tomorrow and grab it in the morning.

 

call me when you get off work

[one_bad_MJ]

once you get the suspension,driveline and steering done do i hear massive burnouts in front of the house??? i hope so. gotta burn off those stockies

[one_bad_MJ]

Bump justin call me friday night we can pull that motor back out ive been busy as hell this week and I'm guessing you are also with work

[one_bad_MJ]

justin no updates or picts??? letting us down here ...

[MancheKid86]

:needpics:

 

lol this will motivate him :D

[snowboard3r411]

Holy crap man u have some amazing fab skills can't wait to see it done keep up the hard work

[one_bad_MJ]

:needpics:

 

lol this will motivate him :D

 

 

x2

 

i need to stop up this weekend and check it out is it running yet?

[justinquilliam]

i started fitting up my bedsides, shaping the corners for the tail lights is gonna be another story.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i just cut enough around the wheel for now so that they would set flush

[justinquilliam]

in order to use the factory location for the throttle pedal and be able tp weld my firewall back together i need to move the engine to the passenger side about an inch. so i pulled the engine out and set it on the floor. i needed to take the transmission out and change the main shaft anyways.

 

 

 

[justinquilliam]

i also aquired a 82 CJ-8 Scrambler from a friend of mine and i have a doner for a front clip and interior for my comanche

 

 

 

 

 

[justinquilliam]

i tore my np231 apart to get it ready to cut and install the box4rocks kit. also stated taking the dana 300 apart just to go through it and make sure everything was alright.

 

 

 

[snowboard3r411]

u suck i wanted a scambler since the first time i saw one