Picked up a 1986 4cy 4x4 for $250.... and it's a good Jeep!!

[89MJComanche]

My wife's Uncle Tom has had this Jeep for several years. 3 years ago he was going to sell it to me for $750, but would not put a battery in it and spend 15-20 min getting it running, putting air in the tires, etc.

 

So waiting really paid off... cause he sold it to me finally for $250...

 

I went over tonight (it has not been started in at least 6 months) spent 5 min throwing a battery in it, put a bottle fuel stabilizer/dry gas in it, turned the key to on position and checked a few things... cranked it over 1 or 2 times and it fired right up!! It sounds great!! A little belt chirping (need to tighten tensioner a little) and it's all good.

 

So you would think that this thing was a huge rust bucket. Really it is not!! The bed is blistered a little in the typical spots, but the frame and everything underneath is spotless!! With one exception being 2 fist size holes in the floors in the typical spots in the front.

 

There are 2 mechanical problems. Shifter Stuck in 4x4. and brake lines for the rear are leaking.

 

Here is the plan.

I'm going to take the Jeep to the local Vocational School and let the students do the following.

 

Complete Brake Overhaul Including

*New Master Cylinder

*New Brakes Lines on entire vehicle

*3 New Brake Rubber Hoses

*2 New Fully Loaded Front Calipers

*2 New Rotors

*New Hardware for the 35 Rear with new Shoes

*New E-Brake Cables to replace broken ones

 

Complete Fluid Change

ATF in 231

Gear oil in 30/35

and Gear Oil in AX4 (4 speed tranny)

 

It is also going to get

2" RC Coild

2" RC AAL's

4 RC Shocks

1 Steering Staibilzer

 

If needed

Ball Joints

Wheel Joints

Shaft Joints

 

I'm going to put 4 30" Mud Slinger Re-Treads on a set of wheels (LOOKING 4 a set of 4 Wrangler Gamblers or Cherokee Hollie Mollies)

 

I also need a 1986 Header Panel as this one has a huge gash in it, and I gotta go try and find a manual door at a U-Pull it to get drivers side door guts.

 

I'm super stoked about this little 4 banger as I'd like to have it to run around in the winter too and from the Ski Resort, to haul firewood, Mulch, Garbage etc, at our Weekend House in the mountains. I'm going to fix this up and make it sound, and then I'm going to use the $#!& out of it.

 

I'll be looking for cheap sturdy light weight protective bumpers for the front and back... This will be the only Jeep I own without an ARB Bullbar on the front of it... Unless I can find one for $250.

 

So I'll post up some pics as soon as I get it home tomorrow or Monday.

[Automan2164]

Sorry,

 

:needpics:

 

Rob L. :D

[1986Comanche]

ATF in 231

 

The transfer case is not an NP 231. It is an NP 207. I hope this info helps.

[DirtyComanche]

ATF in 231

 

The transfer case is not an NP 231. It is an NP 207. I hope this info helps.

 

Yup, but it still takes ATF. :waving:

[89MJComanche]

ATF in 231

 

The transfer case is not an NP 231. It is an NP 207. I hope this info helps.

 

 

 

I SEE IT NOW!!! What other model Jeeps had NP207's?? 4CYL Wranglers?? 4CYL XJ?? GM 6CYL XJ??

 

At first glance it looked like an NP231 (cause I was not looking real close)

 

What are the statistics on an NP207 (I'm assuming it is nearly identical to a 231 except for smaller chain etc??)

 

What about the spline counts?? Case Size(Length in particular) and what about it's mounting holes for the bell housing and/or the cross member mount??

 

Still for the $250 I paid for it... GOOOD DEAL!!

[carnuck]

The 207 design is fairly weak, so make sure you run good ATF in it (I put synthetic in mine when I took it to Ouray in '02. It;s still going strong but noisy in low range 150,000 miles later) If it is hooked to an AX5 or AX4, it should be 21 spline. If hooked to a 3 speed auto, then it's 23 spline (apparently the only way 9XX and 727 trans came was 23 spine) They were gone before the AW4 came along, but the input shaft depth changed by almost 1".

I bolted a MUCH stronger NP208 (one from an '80 to '88 FSJ LH drop and one from a Dodge which was RH drop) to an AX15 and AW4 (23 spline) with a "1 inch adapter ring" from Partsmike.com that costs @$100) These NP208s come with fixed yoke outputs (no slip yoke eliminator needed!)