CTswampyankee Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 This all started with the 90 Comanche LWB Pioneer i found to start, late summer. I realy was looking for a short bed auto but couldnt pass on a running an driving Comanche only 30 min from my house. When i baught it, it had 165k miles on it. 4.0L renix, ax15, np231. Dana 30 front with the posi-lock, an factory dany 44 rear. Bucket seats, full center concle an full gauge cluster. And the kid i got it from had a new set of 31in baja claws an a rustys 3in lift. oh an can't forget the 5in stack hooked to a flowmaster haha! Soon after i installed a brand new Rustys 4.5in SOA lift before the lift....just the 3in and after the 4.5in SOA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 After a intresting wheeling trip with a 01 Cherokee XJ on 33s locked both ends my lil jeep didnt fair too well haha. I ended up rolling it into a tree smashing the pass side fender, door, and cab cornner... its not too bad but gave me 1 more reason to find a short bed... I ended up scoring a 1988 Comanche sportruck for $150 bucks! :jump: Best of all it was only 5 miles from my house! Its a 4.0L 2wd with a aw4 auto. The engine is locked up an has no breaks. Other than the foul smell inside (dam mice!) its in realy good shape! The body is about 98% rust free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 I just started getting my Sportruck going. today i got the entire noes off, an got the engine an tranny pulled. Pulled up the carpit inside an found the driverside floor has some serface rust, but no rot at all! I pulled off the plates for the 5speed shifter an 4x4 shifter. Still have to figer out how to swap out the auto peddals an swap in my manual clutch an break peddals. I notist theres no hole in the fire wall for the clutch master... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxmj Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I am so jealous you found that mj for $150! That is awesome. Keep the pics coming and welcome to the madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody4359 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 you using a boom truck and chain fall to pull the motor out? :D what drop brackets were you running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenF350 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Cool. a local truck! I drive through Brooklyn ( Rt. 6 ) at least two days a week when I'm working. Ill have to keep an eye out for this truck. Good score on the short bed, looks solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 that pioneer is not that bad plz don't kill it! You can get a parts xj and do the same and save both trucks! It just makes me sad to see a truck in not bad condition getting chopped up. :( Good score on the 88 tho! wow 150 bucks thats my gas bill for a few weeks. Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 you using a boom truck and chain fall to pull the motor out? :D what drop brackets were you running? Na my buddy has a swing around arm with the chain fall on it, on the corner of his garage. It was mainly bulit for removing sanders from his plow truck. that pioneer is not that bad plz don't kill it! You can get a parts xj and do the same and save both trucks! It just makes me sad to see a truck in not bad condition getting chopped up. :( Good score on the 88 tho! wow 150 bucks thats my gas bill for a few weeks. Brandon The pioneer is just donating its entire drive train an lift. lol I'm proly gona hold on to it for parts or maby start parting it out or sell it whole. don't wana scrap it when done since its pretty clean rust wise. My new Sportruck ive had an eye on for the past 2 years... An i found out he wasent fixing it an was just gona scrap it. So i jumped on it and towed it home for scrap vaule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Cool. a local truck! I drive through Brooklyn ( Rt. 6 ) at least two days a week when I'm working. Ill have to keep an eye out for this truck. Good score on the short bed, looks solid. Nice i thaught i was the only 1 around haha. I acualy live 1/2 mile off rt6. I still drive my red Pioneer every day, since the engine exploded in my 03 Silverado HD. Its stands out with the smashed in pass door an 5in stack haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Some more pics i dug up.. This is how my Sportruck is sitting rite now Oh an as of now i hate snow!! haha Plowing snow with my grill.. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 You know you could have a nice DD and keep the red Pioneer for a mud/rock/ what ever truck :D Ill keep an eye out on this it looks like its gonna be fun :popcorn: And hey if do part the red one out I may have a few ill need... :brows: Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 I havent done much reasently to my jeep. Due to my vacation to Daytona Beach FL, for the Daytona 500. yeee But now I'm home in antartica Connicticut.... hahaha. I just got a line an another comanche! don't know any details other than its a comanche an rusty haha gona go check it out soon an start working on my Sportruck tomaro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldntatted Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 that's a good looking truck :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenF350 Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I passed this truck Tuesday on Rt. 6 in Brooklyn....looks good. Post up pics if you get that other mj!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted February 24, 2011 Author Share Posted February 24, 2011 I passed this truck Tuesday on Rt. 6 in Brooklyn....looks good. Post up pics if you get that other mj!! let me gess at the coffee shop?? haha The other Mj i herd about endded up not for sale..... But i did get the interior gutted an ready to clean up the floors on my Sportruck. Has no rot but some serfsace rust on just the drivers front floor pan. I still been toying the idea of buying a pacesetter long tube header when i swap in the engine. I do plan on cleanning up the engine, and installing a new clutch an slave wile its out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Spent all day saturday in my buddys garage lifting a freinds 96 XJ. Using a buch of spair parts we had laying around. the after mat was a small wheeling trip in the snow. 15 min in i was pulling him out haha. He high sidded it on the ruts. He only running 30s an a 3in lift. I have 31s on my MJ. Gota hammer the 4.0!!!!!!! Need the snow to leave!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 Sad day..... :fool: Drove my Pioneer for the last time. I started with the death (dismantal) of my red Pioneer. Didnt get too much done due to some serious side tracting. But did get the noes off and cooling system out. The radior came out in 3 parts. I don't know how the closed system kept my truck running nice an cool around 190 temp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 Ripped the engine, tranny, and t cace today, all in 1 shot. Found some things wrong in the prosses. Bad front and rear u joints. Found when i split the engine the presherplate bolts were backing out. The kid i baught it from just replaced the clutch an everything he had out has fallin off, or backed out. :doh: Barrowed my buddys unkels wrecker to pull it. Its normaly 1 for the track tow trucks for Thompson Speedway. All in 1 shot Started stripping off the intake an exhaust, for the pase setter header. an pulled off the AX15 to replace the clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody4359 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 i like your style! i wish i had a tow truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 i like your style! i wish i had a tow truck Ya the wrecker made pulling the engine tit! Pretty much all that truck is used for is moving junk around the yard, making cutting up trucks for scrap easer. Hell just yesterday Waldo the guy who owns it used it to pull an replace a blown 4.0 in a 2001 XJ haha. And durring the summer its parked at Thompson Speedway, and used for the track cruw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 Worked a little bit on the heep today. Got all the front suspention out an the front diff out. Found my cable for my front posi-lock has been ripped out of the block on the front diff. I don't know why every1 talks so highly of them..... I do really like having it but have had nothing but prolblems using it! You have to love old school bumper jacks!!!! Front diff out and on ground next to the big 4.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 I know i keep posting on here like mad, but i know every1 loves pics! :cheers: Shuld have entire lift and axles in by mid next week. Going to be the disco dana30 up front ridding on a rustys 4.5 lift and 1.75 poly spacers. and the rears going to be a dana 44, on a SOA swap using stock 2wd springs with 1 overload spring an 3 dreggre shims. Hears my Sportruck sitting outside waiting for all its new parts. :jump: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 :wrench: Did some more work today. Stole the Ford selfsucker diesel tow hoptie agan. Played a game of musical jeeps at the garage. Got the red jeep outside an pushed in the new Sportruck. Befor we called it quits i got the front of the sportruck in the air an striped of all the front suspention an 2wd dummy axle. :banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody4359 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 are your putting the same exhaust stack in the bed??? :peek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTswampyankee Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 All my buddys say i have to keep it....... But in NOT! :thwak: hahahahahahah Running a Pace setter long tube header, and a Moroso sprioflow with a turn town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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