Mnkyboys 89 Comanche project

[MiNi Beast]

more weight. 

[mnkyboy]

Got the wheels put together yesterday, so today I pulled it out for some pics.

 

Now onto the fuel cell.

[neohic]

[mnkyboy]

Today I removed the batteries and dropped the fuel tank.

I cut out the bulges in the bed above where the fuel fill tube sits then patched it up, now the ice box/reservoir can sit directly on the bed floor, then prepped the bed and shot the raptor liner.

 

 

[89 MJ]

That really cleaned that up! Looks great!

[mnkyboy]

It is amazing the difference it made, I was surprised how much the liner was able to fill.

 

 

[mnkyboy]

Getting ready to do some plumbing.

[MiNi Beast]

keep it tight and do it right. 

[mnkyboy]

Well it is running on the fuel cell and 255lph pump.

 

 

[Pete M]

[MiNi Beast]

I like the lack of break up. running smooth. now test it under load. 

[mnkyboy]

It is definitely running much better since I swapped the 24lb injectors back into it, the 30s were just too much for the ECM to handle.

 

Hopefully soon I can get it out and drive it again.

[mnkyboy]

Got a hand throttle hooked up today, should be a nice upgrade.

[MiNi Beast]

oh nice. how you connect it on throttle body? use a tranny cable ? 

[Jesse J]

so how come this is useful? not a criticism genuine question

[jdog]

36 minutes ago, Jesse J said:

so how come this is useful? not a criticism genuine question

it gives you the ability to control the gas while your feet are on the brake and clutch, useful when crawling

[mnkyboy]

1 hour ago, MiNi Beast said:

oh nice. how you connect it on throttle body? use a tranny cable ? 

 

I 3D printed an adapter to use an open slot in the stock bracket, the throttle is a mountain bike friction shifter so it uses a bicycle cable.

[mnkyboy]

42 minutes ago, Jesse J said:

so how come this is useful? not a criticism genuine question

 

It frees up a foot which is especially handy in a manual transmission rig, I also have a hydraulic hand brake giving me even more options when multitasking on the trail.

 

The hand throttle can be set to operate like a thumb throttle on a quad or it can be set to lock at a specific rpm.

[Jesse J]

oh ok makes sense. seems like a worthy addition 

[MiNi Beast]

its overrated, for them technical drivers with driving skills.  

[mnkyboy]

It's definitely not a necessity, but it cost about $20 to put one together.

 

Besides the normal advantages of a hand throttle, my main thinking was my screwed up knee, it can get pretty uncomfortable on long drives so I figure it would be nice to be able to give it a break on the trail.

 

I want to start driving the truck more and hit some trails again, so anything that might help is worth a shot.

[mnkyboy]

Not much of an update but, I got the battery box bolted back down and I added a power disconnect.

I thought about changing up the battery arrangement but decided to just leave them for now.

 

I also installed a fuel gauge for the fuel cell.

[mnkyboy]

Since I was in there doing the fuel gauge, I decided to hook up the stereo.

 

I disconnected it in 2014 when I did the MPFI harness swap and never got around to hooking it up again, it has just been filling a hole in the dash all this time.

 

I rarely used the stereo since retiring it from daily driver duty years ago, but now it works if I decide too.

 

 

[mnkyboy]

Today I finished up the wiring in the bed and started trying to figure out a home for the spare tire, after trying a few ideas I ended up with it sitting partially over the battery box.

 

I think it should work out good there.

[Jesse J]

I think that's a good place. And wow I much prefer your new wheels over those hummer ones