waggy Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 hey guys , i am new to this site , just been lurkin around so far and thought it was time to post up some of my junk . I just took my 89 xj waggy off the road and wanted to build something different , so i came across a lwb 2wd 88 comanche in really good shape . new floors , tank ,f/p, tps , iac , ( the list goes on and on ) it was owned by a old man who babied it then sold it to some guy who had no mechanical ability whatsoever . so i dragged it home on my dolly after struggling to get it on ( rear brakes were ceased du to sitting ,nothing a hammer on the drum dident fix) got her down to my place and started to check everything out , got her started up and she ran like a bag of crap . but once she warmed up purred like a kitten .. i was stumped , new iac tps ... so i checked the map and temp and they were good ,pulled the iac and checked it too . after scratching my head and calling my buddy i noticed that the stealership installed the tps with the arm on top of the throttle instead of underneath .. AGHHHH so i pulled it off and wouldent you know they cross threaded the bottom screw on too .. thanks stealership .. so i pulled the tb off my waggy and set it all up and now she runs great . so i have been pulling all the stuff off my waggy and puting it on the xj , got my accel coil and wires on it , put in the full factory gauges , as well as added a ammeter . pulled the carpet out and found some cancer that i am in the midst of fixing now :( i pulled some slider seats out of one of my other parts trucks ( got about 6-7 parts trucks xj mj cj and zj if your looking for something let me know ) swapped the lower brackets and got them ready to boldt in when the floor is fixed . the doors are going to be made removable ( one is so far ) i have the mini overhead console to go into it (from a xj with a sunroof) as well as a xj sound bar ( not sure if i am going to use) from my waggy xj i have a 4.5 inch lift to swap over with a d30 with 410 and a d44 with a aussy locker . as well as the waggy fromt clip . i am still debating if i want to use the 44 or go with a 8.8 i got the front bumper from my xj with the winch as well as loads of other parts to go on her , now its just a matter of time .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted October 10, 2009 Share Posted October 10, 2009 :needpics: I'm not here to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 i knew that was the response i was going to get , trying to figure out how to post pics . little help .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64 Cheyenne Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11077 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 thanks 64 Cheyenne , lets see if this works .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Why are you parting out your waggy? Sounds like it was a pretty sweet XJ from all the stuff youre pulling off it. I just swapped a waggy front end onto my 87 MJ. You can see pics in the projects section under " Comanche Limited" Good luck with the build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakjeep93 Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 holy little pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landlubber Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 bigger picture: http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2689063 ... 8427nTIhCx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted October 11, 2009 Author Share Posted October 11, 2009 dasbulliwagen i had my waggy for years and everything on it was new , but the locks , doors , wires , sunroof , and all the little electronic things were falling apart and i was in the need of a change . no doubt i loved that truck , but i needed a change . here is a vid of it way back when ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 ok got this figured out , here are a bunch of pics , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 What in the heck did that Speedo come out of?....lol 180! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reson46 Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 What in the heck did that Speedo come out of?....lol 180! Since it is in KM/H and he is in Canada, I am guessing it is from a Canadian Jeep. :thumbsup: Willy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 right on Willy its a :Canadaflag: jeep , i think i would be terrified if i was in a mj doing 180MPH ... at the same time i would be extremely impressed if a mj could do that .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakjeep93 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 lol id try it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 so i just got word i am getting a 2000 wj for a parts truck .. woot woot , going to pull the knuckles and such and swap them on to a d30 axle i have . its a cad axle with 4:10 gears out of a 4cyl xj . a friend gave me a posi lock cable so i will have 2WL while crawling . wj knuckles 2 piston calipers posi lock , trussed , and some locking device .. in the debate column is if i should change to 5x5 bolt pattern or stay with 4x4.5 and find a set of disks that will fit xj/mj hubs and the wj calipers . i have a rear xj 44 from my waggy and am still undecided if i want to use that and swap disks onto it or just go and get a 8.8 ... aghhhh decisions .. the 44 has a aussy locker already too .. i guess with the front 2 pistons calipers the big rear drums should be ok .. aghhh any advice ideas ... *** edit .. i would also have to regear the 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 got some work done on the door panels , combined the waggy and comanche ones . still deciding what to do for the speaker grills ,as i am going to a bigger 6 1/2 speaker in the door . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 so havent had much time lately , but today i got around to swapping in the new open rad system and threw in a stock tranny cooler too . I have a second tranny cooler that i am going to use as a PS cooler a little later on . I got everything bolted back together and started to burp the thing when the stupid plastic valve broke in half :mad: getting rid of the pressure bottle is great , but replacing it with another piece of plastic :wall: the closed system its metal with 3 hoses , on the open its plastic with 4 hoses .. they just traded one POS for another .. anyway off to the wreckers to find another one .. also found out that the previous owner had a small fender bender he dident bother to tell me about :mad: nothing to bad , but had to take out the BFH and a bar to straiten up , not to mention the broken bolt thats inside the frame rail ( bumper bracket bolt ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 so today i got in the vacuum heater switch that broke .. and got in the new to me injectors , has a complete PITA getting them in , had to go get new o rings for them too . but now she is all buttoned up and purring .. now on to the next problem . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 so after some cold weather it warmed up to -5 , so i decided to and found some inspiration . Wj knuckles and brakes torn off the wj , and trussed (non cad ) d30 . i popped out the bottom balljoints that were toast , i might just end up replacing them all anyway reinforced the control arm mount too . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 continued working on the d30 today , popped off the upper ball joints , pulled the cover and emptied the fluid . pulled off the diff cover from my other truck and sandblasted it . started to sandblast the knuckles too . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 well i have not updated in a while , broke my shoulder so everything was kinda put on the side . so update .. just picked up my motor .. nissan sd33 diesel hooked to a tf727 which will be mated to a np 242 . cut off the brackets on my d44 and made up some u bolt eliminators . mj spring plate to go on top , i am going to try and use it for the shock mount , i have to see if it will be to high , although i want to go for about 10 - 15 % up travel and the rest droop on the bench in the back you can see the mini d44 trusses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 so a few more updates , got my goferit tre flips welded into the knuckles , got my HD offset tre's ( they are one tonne with stock taper ) threaded inserts and 1.5 od 1/4 wall DOM all welded up . the front axle is almost complete . been collecting parts for my wvo conversion , got one heated filter assembly put together , i pickled up a pump for hijacking ( aka begging for free wvo from local friendly restaurateurs) as well as a filter setup to pump it directly into my wvo tank . pulled apart a wj np242 that i have , i have to swap out the output shaft so i can have a speedo ( the wj one is electronic) ill put in the output from my other np242 . i have new bearing on the rear 44 carrier and one 44 axleshaft is getting a new bearing and seal . I found a great deal on e bay for some chev brake lines that will bolt up to the front good writeup here http://www.universityofjeep.ca/techf.html finally pulled my RK 4.5 in springs off my old truck as well as my RE trac bar i am going to reuse them but ill have to mod the trac bar to fit . with the high steer and the flip the track bar has to be relocated on the axle . more to come .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted August 31, 2010 Author Share Posted August 31, 2010 well after months of doing nothing i found some time and some help to throw the rear axle in the back .. here are pics dana 35 anchor and sweet d44 44 in pinion angle set , just need to weld on perches the rear end up in the air like is should be .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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