JENSSEN Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Well I put it to a poll,... And well you all won and made me go buy the other Comanche,... Now when I went to go get it, it was gone someone had taken Him away,... I popped back in a few days later to ask the question that was killing me,... Was it shredded or put to the yard? My friend who works at the autowrecker said it had been sold bu for what ever reason it was coming back and to my un-belief moments after He said that it was back! I returned home with a nice bottle of red wine, explained to my wife how no one else was going to save this brave little soul and I got the thumbs up!!! So may I present to you the "latch key jeep" that is now going to be known as "Latch" for short And before anyone asks ; yes this is Comanche #2 , Jeep #5 we own at present and no I am still not finished the first Comanche LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Step #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody4359 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 what are the next steps going to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 Well the drivers door needs to be replaced, fix the B piller and take the whisky rinkle out of the box side, replace the skin on the A Piller,change the column out, get locks for the doors, windshield and make it road worthy,.. Then I can see where it can go from there,.. The 2.5 mated to the 4 speed is pretty lethargic soooooo going to see where it goes ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knever3 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Well the drivers door needs to be replaced, fix the B piller and take the whisky rinkle out of the box side, replace the skin on the A Piller,change the column out, get locks for the doors, windshield and make it road worthy,.. Then I can see where it can go from there,.. The 2.5 mated to the 4 speed is pretty lethargic soooooo going to see where it goes ;) My guess is nowhere fast! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 :flipoff: once it's road legal it's out!,..... For now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Hung a good door on the Manche today to see the extent of the collision damage,.. Pretty good whisky wrinkle,... Not quite sure how they managed to damage the mid section and not the lower,.. Now to reverse the damage ,... :nuts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rymanrph Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 If I had you fab skills, I'd probably have 10 Jeeps just sitting around getting random work done. Good luck with the new project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 Thanks man!!! some progress ,.... Split the corner to release the pressure Little more work on the door jam but really close!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 :popcorn: Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Now that the b-pillar is somewhat straight I now need to pull the pillar out approx 1/16" as the door is still not quite square and the A-Piller will need a new skin. I plan on hitting that Saturday,... More pics and details to follow :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW86 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 is that like a dodge pre-runner back there or whats that all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Good - eye!!! That's at my friends shop, it's getting airbags, all glassed out , once we get some progress on it I will post pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 I know it doesn't look like alot of progress but it is! Some color on to see the highs and lows Some more tapping,.. And less paint! Step in the right direction Now I found I had to close up my incision to keep tapping the highs and lows out, it's not finished yet A little more straightening is required in the b pillar ,.. Another day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 Well I spent a few hours tapping and welding,.. Added some filler to cover off the few deviations left behind and here we are awaiting the oh so fun part of sanding 90% of it out lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500 MJ Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 You do good work Sir - fun to watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 So most people think I have a boat load of cash into tools but to be honest most of them can be bought at places like harbor freight or princess auto. Cheap body hammers to use (and modify) for what you need, some dollies , chunks of 2x4's , old sockets, you name it , what ever makes the steel move the way you want it to, here are a few I am using: One of my dent pulling techniques,.. Yup I weld screws or nails to the body then pull, now I try to follow the damage the way it occurred ; Then once it's close you can hammer and Dollie it to be in place, sometimes you get it perfect other times you need a bit-o-filler. B Piller is getting sooooo close And here it is as of when I pulled the pin for the day on it,.. Stay tuned ,.. I guess I should finish the other on too :$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 WOW! that looks amazing! I Realy wish I could do that, I didn't think you could realtor dents like that but you showed me the light! Great ork on that Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Think the big thing with dents is that you need to look how they were formed, then reverse the process ; the hardest part is shrinking the metal back to shape. Once you invert the dent you can use a concaved dolly on the back side and start hammering it back to shape,... Some dents will never be 100% back to stock but close works, I did use a flap disk to take out any minor deviations and it allows a nice texture for the filler bond to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rymanrph Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Any updates on this or any other or your projects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted November 14, 2011 Author Share Posted November 14, 2011 Several weeks have passed and my hand is finally healing from the break I sustained racing the big jeep,.. but I am slowly getting back into the swing,.. OK so I wasn't happy about the outcome on the B Pillar, door frame where the catch is is still tweeked and I am un-happy how the door closes So I started stripping down the donor panel, now when I cut it out it had portions of the cab still connected , so that had to go,.. So I had to find all the factory spot welds that looked like this, now sometimes its easier seeing them from an unpainted surface but these were pretty evident Hope you can see it just in front of my finger So I started with a small pilot hole and then to a bit just larger than the spot weld When I go to remove them off the truck itself I will use these bits designed to cut the sheet metal around the weld and preserve the metal behind for the reattachment. And Bazinga! The panels with some light suggestions from a hammer and chisel separated. Now I still need to release the section of the roof and a few more braces before its ready to be installed now just need to remove the old panel and weld in the new one,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knever3 Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 :bowdown: :bowdown: Awesome work I wish I had body work talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted December 21, 2011 Author Share Posted December 21, 2011 Here is where I am as of tonight,.. Split the exterior sheet metal of the "spare" A Piller Pulled the glass as I need access to the spot welds in behind, I got impatient and it got messy Started to strip the exterior sheet metal off the Comanche after cutting some stress relief strips and one 1/2 off :) Always looks worse before it looks better,... So now I have to undo the spot welds on the door jam side of the A pillar, test fit the new piece and see if the post is tweeked at all, cross your fingers for me ,.. If all goes well the panel will fit flawlessly and I have no structure damage. The to lift the box, and start on the rework of the b pillar,.. Thanks for viewing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Got some work done today,.. "A" Pillar in Started on the B-pillar; This was a scary sight,.. , I knew I was dedicated to finish it :out::out::out: And after a few hours of test fits and trimming,.. more to come :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JENSSEN Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Almost there,... an you see the seam? Earlier in the day: Back to it,... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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