Oizarod115 Posted January 2, 2007 Posted January 2, 2007 why the giant gas tank in the bed? When I did the 99 cherokee engine swap I wanted to keep the Cherokee fuel tank and the stock fuel pump. The cherokee filler neck location isn't the same as the comanche is so I decided to just mount it in the bed and I am building an enclosure over the tank which will house 2 air tanks as well and a storage compartment for tow straps and some tools. The stock filler door on the bed will have air fitting located behind it so I can run so air tools or just air back up after wheelin sounds clean.
Darren Posted January 2, 2007 Posted January 2, 2007 thats a sweet idea putting your lines through the stock filler location. its a really sweet truck
Twisty Posted January 2, 2007 Posted January 2, 2007 thats a sweet idea putting your lines through the stock filler location. its a really sweet truck X2. that truck is VERY sweet! i love it!!!
89MJComanche Posted January 11, 2007 Posted January 11, 2007 I am not a huge fan of your round lights on the side. However I really like the bed bob job. If you had a very nice rear bumper, tubular in nature that wrapped around under your rear bob job up to your wheels that would look great. If I were you I'd consider getting a fuel cell instead of that factory tank in the bed. I did alot of asking on here to find out if guys were interested in replacement fuel tanks, but decided it was probably best to just purchase fuel cells that are already avaliable. You should put one in like the one that Mudzilla put in that 1992 that he is working on. If you were closer to me I'd offer you a really good price on a sprayed in bedliner from my company. If you want to make the drive down here from NJ I guess that is really not that far. When you had the bed cut apart, did you take the time to coat the crap out of the inner bed sides up in the wheel wells where these vehicle rust out real bad?? You would have had the best opportunity in the world to do that at that time.
1999MJ Posted January 11, 2007 Author Posted January 11, 2007 I am not a huge fan of your round lights on the side. However I really like the bed bob job. If you had a very nice rear bumper, tubular in nature that wrapped around under your rear bob job up to your wheels that would look great. If I were you I'd consider getting a fuel cell instead of that factory tank in the bed. I did alot of asking on here to find out if guys were interested in replacement fuel tanks, but decided it was probably best to just purchase fuel cells that are already avaliable. You should put one in like the one that Mudzilla put in that 1992 that he is working on. If you were closer to me I'd offer you a really good price on a sprayed in bedliner from my company. If you want to make the drive down here from NJ I guess that is really not that far. When you had the bed cut apart, did you take the time to coat the crap out of the inner bed sides up in the wheel wells where these vehicle rust out real bad?? You would have had the best opportunity in the world to do that at that time. Yeah I'm not a huge fan of the round lights either but you need side markers to pass DMV inspection in NJ( That was when I was worried about passing) Now they are there I am just leaving them in. Fuel tank is fine right where it is. Fuell cell is the last of my concerns right now but maybe some time in the future. Thanks for the offer on the bed lining but I don't need it. It's lined already
1999MJ Posted January 16, 2007 Author Posted January 16, 2007 Today I got a good deal on a 14 bolf ff out of a cab and chassi chevy. A buddy of mine had it from an old project he never finished. The C&C rears are 62" wms to wms which is what I was looking for since I don't want to go full width. This will work out to be just about 1" over stock on each side. It's got a detroit and 5.13's. picked it up for $500.00. Just have to get the rear disc kit and move the perches a little and some shaving of the housing and I'll be set. I'll get some pictures up as soon as I get it installed
feerocknok Posted January 16, 2007 Posted January 16, 2007 What are the plans on the front axle since the Dana 30 can only go down to 4.88s? The FF sounds sweet
1999MJ Posted January 16, 2007 Author Posted January 16, 2007 either going with a 60 or doing a 9" with 60 outters. This thing is still has the 2wd front tube so I was never planing on going with a 30 any way so it all works out
88swampedmj Posted January 30, 2007 Posted January 30, 2007 why did you bob a shortbed? iam not bein a jerk but it looks kinda weird
feerocknok Posted January 30, 2007 Posted January 30, 2007 why did you bob a shortbed? iam not bein a jerk but it looks kinda weird Bobbing almost always comes out looking funny. Every bobbed Yota I've ever seen looks like it came out of a cereal box.
1999MJ Posted January 31, 2007 Author Posted January 31, 2007 why did you bob a shortbed? iam not bein a jerk but it looks kinda weird Because it wasn't short enough. I wanted a better departure angle. I wasn't going to do it at first but after seeing it all done It's growing on me. It really doesn't look that bad in person. I'll try and get some better shots of it once I get the rear in it and the 38's on it
iroc89al3 Posted February 1, 2007 Posted February 1, 2007 hey, i live in bloomingdale, and the truck is coming out insane..i had a comanche bout 6 mos ago, sold it for a yota but blew the engine on my first wheeling trip..ended up getting a junk truck threw that motor in only to find out it has a blown head gasket....i put my comanche through hell and it always came through,,,i don't know if ur familiar with jefferson but i was across from fairy tail forest, and in the back where the huge mud/lake is..comanche went through there with flying colors numerious times, and only got half way through it with the toyota and got water in the intake. so know I'm getting my foot back in the door with a real truck and will hopefully have another comanche soon..can't wait to see this rig done!
1999MJ Posted February 7, 2007 Author Posted February 7, 2007 got some new pictures here. Got the rear in place and the disc brake conversion parts all together. Just waiting on a couple other things and I can get this welded in and on the ground.
Bacon Posted February 11, 2007 Posted February 11, 2007 what are you doing to fight axle wrap? i'm about to do a springover with an 8.8 and i'm looking for ideas for a trac bar
1999MJ Posted February 11, 2007 Author Posted February 11, 2007 I'm using a set of antiwrap spring perches. They measure about 7" so I'm hoping this will bring the axle wrap down to a minium. Once I get it all in place I'll let you know how it works out
Oizarod115 Posted February 12, 2007 Posted February 12, 2007 is that what rear axles look like with no brakes on them? or is that one just weird? i've never seen one with no brakes on it. :oops: and to iroc89al3 hahaha, that's what ya get man! jeeps> honestly if i had to get another TRUCK, it'd be a yota, prolly a deisel hilux or somethin like that. those are sweet
1999MJ Posted February 12, 2007 Author Posted February 12, 2007 that's what a Full Floater axle looks like with no brakes on it
akamcbird Posted February 27, 2007 Posted February 27, 2007 how about the interior...whats the transition between the new and old look like, was there any trimming involved, how is the sence of assthetics??? and how ez does the steering column assembaly swap?
1999MJ Posted March 5, 2007 Author Posted March 5, 2007 Got the 39 rollers mounted up. Still have to complete the front but here's a little teaser shot. More to come
1999MJ Posted March 5, 2007 Author Posted March 5, 2007 the pictures make it look a little higher then it really is. I'm going to drop the A$$ end a little i think
86FUBAR Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 WHAT THE FOCK OVER :mad: never thought id say this (specialy since i layed my , at the time brandnew 05 rubicon unlimited on its side twice ! wheelin with only 2k on the ticker the day i got done detailing it ) but don't put 39 0n that its to nice that should get a nice set of 33s or the like and a nice paint job and be a sweet DD / trail tamer not a glorified show truck with 22in lift and big stupid tires (I'm going to hell for that) that gets pavement pounding duties if its lucky. why don't u just get it over with and put some spinners on it/body kit including a wing and some neon lights under it and call it done. if I'm wrong great then post the picks pleas.!
feerocknok Posted March 6, 2007 Posted March 6, 2007 WHAT THE FOCK OVER :mad: never thought id say this (specialy since i layed my , at the time brandnew 05 rubicon unlimited on its side twice ! wheelin with only 2k on the ticker the day i got done detailing it ) but don't put 39 0n that its to nice that should get a nice set of 33s or the like and a nice paint job and be a sweet DD / trail tamer not a glorified show truck with 22in lift and big stupid tires (I'm going to hell for that) that gets pavement pounding duties if its lucky. why don't u just get it over with and put some spinners on it/body kit including a wing and some neon lights under it and call it done. if I'm wrong great then post the picks pleas.! May I be the first to say, what the hoof? Did you see all the work he put into this? There's nothing wrong with big tires, as long as you keep your CoG low, and he's swapped in different axles, so he has the stability. The tail lights are set up to never snag on a tree, and the bed is bobbed to have a killer departure angle. This is one hell of a truck! 1999MJ, keep up the amazing work!
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