Donkey Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Here is my new project. Its a 88 MJ, Short Bed, 4 Cyl, 5 Speed, 2 Wheel Drive It had head work done right before i bought it and the entire cooling system has been replaced. It had no dash, and a pair of seats from a newer xj. The Plans the plans -has no interior so i need a dash, headliner, carpet and either seats or seat covers because I'm turning the interior black -need two rust spots in floor pan patched -new tires -paint -bedliner -rear axle with 4.11 gears -it came with a transmission and t case to convert it to 4 wheel drive so eventually do that and put in front axle here's the work i did so far this weekend here's what the dash looked like before i bought it pick this stuff up at the local junk yard and the new pieces installed and the seat bracket mods so far here's the color choices i have so far Mango Tango or Synergy Green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJRemi Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 I can't believe you were able to score a black interior right off the bat. :bowdown: You absolutely need to get the black door panels if they are still on the donor. This seems like a fun build and my preference for color is the Mango. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Hey I'm right around the corner from you welcome to the club. What yard did you grab the black stuff from? good score! Ill be watching :popcorn: Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 I thought that black interior might be rare, I had never even seen a black interior in a early model xj before I saw that one. Came out of a Cherokee chief at LKQ in Tampa. Didn't grab the door panels because they had all electric windows same with the seats. Also had a Dana 44 in it. If your interested in going to grab stuff off it shot me a pm and I can tell you rigt where it's at in the yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJRemi Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 You can still use the door panels. The window switch panel slips through the panel opening and you can easily modify the manual window crank to the new black panel. I believe you can use the seats by transferring the framed sections to your sliders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rymanrph Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I like both of those colors, but I'd give Mango Tango the slight edge since its a Jeep color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 I'm leaning towards the mango tango to, but there is a color similar to it on the dodge charger thats slightly darker and more orange that I'm also interested in. Well here's some updated pictures of the late model xj seat bracket iv been working on. So far i got the rear mounts set up properly and have been working on the front of the mounts. Got the right side of the bracket pretty much setup the way it should be just need to add one or two more pieces for support. Then its on to the left side of the bracket then repeat everything on the driver seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 guess its time to update my project. So far i got both seat brackets modified and bolted in. Then i went to work patching the rust spots in the floor i had 5 spots that i cut out the bad section and welded in a replacement piece. Then i treated the surface rust and remaining areas of rust with ospho rust treatment which kills the rust. Then applied duraglass to the remaining sections filling in any small holes. Then used duplicolor professional undercoating with sound eliminator on the entire floor. That is where i am at now just waiting for my carpet which i ordered from stock interiors yesterday hoping it will be here by the end of the week. Last weekend after not finding any comanches at the first junk yard i went to 3 weeks ago, i decided to try the clearwater lkq and found 3 comanches one that was pretty much untouched. I managed to find every interior panel i was missing or wanted to replace, a headliner, center console lid, the comanche badges, black window cranks, and even a couple piece that were missing i didnt realize i needed as this is the first comanche iv ever messed with. Picked all of that up for 50 bucks. I will post up pictures later once i get them uploaded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 finally got around to uploading the pictures i have, the last pictures are of the carpet installed just have trim to paint and install along with get headiner covered and installed and find some black seats out of 97 and up xj. and the carpet installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Chief Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Where did you get your carpet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 stockinteriors.com it did not lay down as well as id like and if you notice in the driver foot well the heel pad is placed slightly up the trans tunnel. But for 135 shipped it was not to bad and i can live with it. I'm going to get rubber floor liners and should fix most the issues i have with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 interior all done just needs the radio installed, now less then 2 weeks before i start driving it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 for a quick update the body work has begun and a few other projects. I was welding on the door patching some holes and i guess i didnt have my head on straight and managed to shatter the driver door glass. Well a quick decision was made that i would go and get a complete door as i wanted to make half doors for the comanche, the weather stripping was bad in the one i had and the fact that it now had no glass, so the old door is being turned in to a half door. Went to lkq and the only good door with no damage had electric windows at first i planned to gut it and put my manual window parts in, after a while of thinking i figured out how to get the electric window to work so its staying and when i get the passenger door for it eventually ill get one with a electric window also to match the driver side. So as of now i have a green door that has a chrome door handle and mirror, thats window does not work yet and splotchy primer gray driver side. Needless to say its looking pretty sad right now but am excited to see the final out come. Pictures to come later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Good to see you made it over to the CC :cheers: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 its great to see so many mj's popping up on all the forums I'm use to and local groups, that i never new exsisted, its like once you get a comanche you see all the other comanches around you that were always right there just never saw them. anyways here's the pictures as promised, its always got to go alittle down hill before it can get better the switch location for the power windows, there will be no switches on the actual doors and my old door cut, just need to do all the metal work however this project may slightly be slowed, iv decided to sell my old jeep tj body and frame and put my drivetrain in to a retired pro mod chassis. The plan is to work on this thing week nights and work on my buggy weekends. here's a picture of the buggy back in its glory days before it was torn apart. I will eventually get a picture as it sits now once we pull it out of the corner it is buryed in. I now have to many projects and not enough time to do it all but I'm sure gonna try my best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 well since my wheeler is apart i took the mj out wheeling this weekend, it was light and easy wheeling so i figured two wheel drive wouldnt hurt it to bad. Only got stuck once and had a blast wheeling it here's a couple pictures from the weekend. Stuck It made it MJ tailgate doing its job cooking lunch Later in the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody4359 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 :drool: over that willys pickup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 :drool: over that willys pickup there building that at a local shop i hang out at and help out some times here's a better picture came to the shop on 35s with waggy 44s and a horrible suspension, who ever built to suspension shouldnt be aloud to work on 4 wheel drive vehicles the suspension was built for a sports car if you see the arms sitting by the back tire in the second picture that was the control arm that were on it. now sitting on 46 baja claws dana 60 front 14 bolt rear with atlas tcase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody4359 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 that's awesome. i assume your puttiing the dana 44's and 35" tires under the comanche lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rymanrph Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Seems like I saw something very similar to that on the Power Block once. Very nice looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 that's awesome. i assume your puttiing the dana 44's and 35" tires under the comanche lol no the axles belong to the owner but as for the comanche one day it will be on 33s and will put a rear 44 in it and some day if i can ever afford to put a 9in in the front of the buggy i will put the rubicon 44 that will be in the buggy under the comanche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 well one project finally done kinda of, still have to finish my brothers tj which i have to have done by mid january. Then maybe i can finally get working on the comanche again and lose the 5 color paint scheme. here's what has taken priority over the comanche, now that it is finally wheelable, i can take sometime to work on the comanche and share my spare time between the two vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Comanche4x4 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 how did you get the doors off so quickly while wheelin :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 grinded the bottom off the hinge and they slide on and off like a wrangler door it takes me less then a minute to took off or put on my doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMJ Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Buggy looks killer dude. Still think you should sell me the tires and wheels haha RockMJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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