Blue88Comanche Posted September 4, 2011 Posted September 4, 2011 I found this Comanche on craigslist and showed it to my Dad. Well I am in Auburn waiting out TS Lee after test driving the comanche and attending Auburn's Football game (witch was a little too close for comfort to start out a season).. Next week I will be back to pay for it and bring it home, I would have done it this trip if the F-250 wasen't in the shop. here are some pics! Its a Black 1989 MJ Pioneer 2wd auto, short bed, WITH A DANA 44!!! And as a side note Auburn WON!! War Eagle!!!
Blue88Comanche Posted September 13, 2011 Author Posted September 13, 2011 I drove home from Auburn, AL with Dad's "new" Comanche on 9/11/11 and I let him drive it off the trailer. It took him 22 years but he finally got the Comanche he wanted! this weekend we are going to fix the steering and change the spark plug wires.. This Jeep is still running R12 so it looks like we will be looking for some where to top it off while we get ready to convert it to R134a.
SW86 Posted September 14, 2011 Posted September 14, 2011 just go on and let me get that 44. ill put it to better (ab)use :D nice Mj man :thumbsup:
Blue88Comanche Posted September 14, 2011 Author Posted September 14, 2011 .... dad won't let me near that D44.... I have already tried getting it from him! :brows: we drove it around the other day and we can't tell when the aw4 changes gears!.. its smoother or as smooth as our Ford Five-hundred
Blue88Comanche Posted September 19, 2011 Author Posted September 19, 2011 today we will be picking up a donor for dads 4wd swap and a engine for my red Comanche.
Blue88Comanche Posted September 26, 2011 Author Posted September 26, 2011 Dad wants My little brother Steven to start helping me with the Jeeps, so we started out with an oil change Dad and i removed the old worn out track bar Chaos, our beagle puppy likes to hang out under the Jeep with me. Here he is supervising me put on the new track bar. removing the rear bumper. After I removed the bumper Mom and I straightened it out, removed the rust from the back and coated the back with undercoat.
RockMJ Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 Nice that you have the whole family involved man! I see the pup you were talking about! My new co-pilot will hopefully be there same way. Btw, congrats on that XJ 44 you snagged RockMJ
Blue88Comanche Posted September 26, 2011 Author Posted September 26, 2011 some more pics from this weekend new side view mirrors removing rust from dads MJ spraying on the undercoat Repainting the hood. primed and sanded i started using auto spray can paint for a temporary paint job till dad gets a real one done.. then dad bought me a paint sprayer and some automotive paint for it.. I will be playing with that after work today. Steven removing the flares from his future MJ we managed to get the "donor" XJ running, now dad wants to fix it up and get another XJ for a donor engine
Blue88Comanche Posted October 2, 2011 Author Posted October 2, 2011 I am repainting a fender from the JY. got the first coats on tonight. its my first time using a paint sprayer other than a spray can.. tomorrow i will post some better pics and yes I do have a better mask now.
Blue88Comanche Posted October 21, 2011 Author Posted October 21, 2011 Removed the old damaged fender installed the new one repainted the front clip repainted the flares installed the fresh front clip repainded the grille
cody4359 Posted October 21, 2011 Posted October 21, 2011 you realize that a little DUST mask isnt keeping the chemicals/fumes of spray paint out of your lungs right....
Blue88Comanche Posted October 21, 2011 Author Posted October 21, 2011 you realize that a little DUST mask isnt keeping the chemicals/fumes of spray paint out of your lungs right.... yep, thats why I now have this mask! :yes:
RockMJ Posted October 24, 2011 Posted October 24, 2011 Hows the puppy man? Jeep is looking good btw and I still say I need your address so I can swap axles with your dad haha! I need a 44 out back badly :D RockMJ
Blue88Comanche Posted October 24, 2011 Author Posted October 24, 2011 i will know more about the pup tonight after i get off work. today is when mom and dad where going to find out if Chaos will make it or not, so we thought it would be in my and my sister's best interest that we not know till we get home from work and school.. this way we aren't wigged out the rest of the day... I found a D44 in the JY under a Cherokee :yes: and there are several 8.25s out there as well. I was thinking about geting one for my red MJ
Blue88Comanche Posted October 26, 2011 Author Posted October 26, 2011 We all miss Chaos, he was truly a Jeep pup.
RockMJ Posted October 26, 2011 Posted October 26, 2011 I'm really sorry to hear the bad news man. Truly am. Keep your head up man it will get better with time RockMJ
Blue88Comanche Posted November 10, 2011 Author Posted November 10, 2011 last night when dad was on his way home, a truck from the other side of the road with its high beams on passed him on the way home and something hit the truck. dad said that because the guys highs where on he moved towards the edge of the road and heard something hit the front of his jeep just as they passed one another. we also found a good sized rock lodged in the grille. I just finished replacing those freakin parts and they are all damaged again! looks like a trip to the JY is in the works now... the headlight, and everything in the center of the pictures are damaged in one way or another.
Blue88Comanche Posted January 31, 2012 Author Posted January 31, 2012 Well I took Dad's Dana 44 and swapped it with my Dana 35. Just need to fix the leaking brakes and the swap will be complete.
Guanaco.13 Posted February 2, 2012 Posted February 2, 2012 Nice Family project you have going there! I agree :cheers:
Blue88Comanche Posted March 19, 2012 Author Posted March 19, 2012 Its been a while but here is what i did yesterday, Reconnected the rear brakes and bled the lines, bought new front shocks, and a new steering dampener. removed the front axle from the Red88Comanche, its going to be a replacement for the current one. and also going to swap the track bar mount.
Blue88Comanche Posted March 26, 2012 Author Posted March 26, 2012 Replaced the break rotors and pads, replaced the wheel bearings, re greased everything with a grease fitting, mounted the track bar mount, modified WJ LCAs to fit the MJ, modified the front axle to fit the WJ LCAs, Re connected the front axle, replaced the front shocks, and replaced the steering dampener. I still need to order some ZJ V8 Variable rate Coil springs. Our new Tool set
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