pat7790 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 so, i am probably getting a comanche from my uncle for free it's a h.o. 4.0. it's an automatic, though :cry: i'm only fifteen and i only have drove in it like once i love to see pictures of the interiors of comanches does anyone have any to post up? that would be appreciated :-D -Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabz Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 I don't have any pics I can send, but don't :( about an auto trans . If its the aw4 like the chreokes they are damn near indestructable. I have a freind with an XJ running 8+ inches of lift D60 4:10 axles w/ lockers and he beats the snot put of it and the trans loves it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat7790 Posted December 23, 2005 Author Share Posted December 23, 2005 coooool but i love manual trans., though i swore that my first car would be that but, whatever a six cylinder Comanche automatic is better than a four cylinder ford escort manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whowey Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 cooooolbut i love manual trans., though i swore that my first car would be that but, whatever a six cylinder Comanche automatic is better than a four cylinder ford escort manual Don't let MJ Jeff hear you say that. He has both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat7790 Posted December 23, 2005 Author Share Posted December 23, 2005 ahahahaha that's hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 http://flickr.com/photos/74249553@N00/51756122/ my interior the day I bought it. She's since been cleaned up, had a new head unit installed and had my sirius tuner permanently mounted to te dash. I'll snap a photo tomorrow. BTW, th AW4 is an awesome auto tranny. If you really want manual shifting then go here. www.awshifting.com Consider this, it's very similar to the tranny used in supras, and those guys have some ridiculous horsepower and torque flowing through them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat7790 Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 yeah, mine is going to be red like yours and that transmission is awesome i definitely need to look into that more when i have some more time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 All my interior shots are here: http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/vie ... uid=512063 I'm noticing that many of my newest upgrades aren't in photos yet. I'll have to work on that. Jeep on! --Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat7790 Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 thanks :D it's really nice i'm probably not that talented, but i could probably handle the soda can holders :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 The neon tubes have been replaced by a tap-it light and velcro. I absolutely love the shelf, but hate the felt covering that keeps falling off. The visors are actually stock, but with the outer covering stripped off. What you see is the "skeleton" inside. Also not shown is the rear wall, which is now covered with a 3/4" piece of plywood so I can screw in brackets and what-not for various items like a fire extinguisher, flashlight, etc. I've also removed the glovebox door and use the glovebox as a shelf for the GPS, inverter, 12v outlets, etc. I love functional upgrades! :D Jeep on! --Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat7790 Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 well, seems a bit easier, the tap it light haha on that infomercial it actually said it could be used as that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 Peter, How's that foam/speaker carpet working out? I'm missing my headliner, and having a sunroof I don't want to make a new one. Your solution looks pretty good. I hate driving around in a trashcan! Any tips for an install? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 I'm having issues with the materials staying up. The dark red metal gets HOT in the sunshine and the "high-temp" spray-on glue I used first would soften and drop sticky pieces of foam on me. Next I used regular black exterior household silicone and so far it works great. A bit of a pain to use though. I feel it's important to use black, as every white silicone I've ever used stinks to high heaven. Stupid me, I used that spay-glue again for attaching up the carpet, and woulldn't ya know it, it softens and the carpet is sagging in a couple places. Someday I might learn my lesson about that stuff. On the results side, it seem to insulate great. My A/C no longer works, but the truck isn't an oven like it was before. Any insulation is better than none. :D Jeep on! --Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 a/c, what's that? My MJ didn't even come with A/c. Oh wel, it will make it easier to add OBA :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 cooooolbut i love manual trans., though i swore that my first car would be that but, whatever a six cylinder Comanche automatic is better than a four cylinder ford escort manual Actually, the 'scort has a slowly dying AOD tranny...now on some mornings I have to go a few feet in reverse before any of the forward drive gears work :( I'm swapping cylinder heads on it in a couple of weeks, then I'm thinking the next project (before the MJ rebuild) is gonna be a manual tranny swap (courtesy of the junkyard, of course...) Anyways, welcome to the group Patrick! Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 I drove my 'scort on a tranny like that for 2 years. It never died. Seems to be what they do. I think mine was the pump not developing the pressure to make the torque converter work properly. Only happened when it was cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat7790 Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 sounds horrible... there are so many people i know who have problems with their manual trans for some reason or another i think it's because they can't drive for beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 auto trannies are bad juju to me...give me a manual anyday. The escort is only the second vehicle I've ever owned that was an auto, and it suck-diddly-ucks. I can hear the pump spool up in the mornings, when it doesn't go forward....I just have to drop it in R and move a foot or so, then things work o.k. The really bad problem is that it seems to drop into OD waaayy too soon, and there's no way to control it other than pedal position (is there any way to splice the wiring and put a manual toggle on that circuit?). It drops, then lugs the engine, then the ENTIRE driveline starts wobbling uncontrollably (think deathwobble, but in the driveline instead of the suspension). I can either mash the pedal and pull it out of OD, or else drop the shifter into D, and it goes away (till the next time). I might try changing the fluid to see if that helps any, or if it kills it then so be it. But the darn thing gets like 40+ MPG.....I can't think of getting rid of it just now 8) I'm thinking a 5 spd to replace the auto, and that thing oughta be pretty fun to drive. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat7790 Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 i'd definitely get the manual that would be so much better and you'd most likely get better gas mileage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 I'd say that somethings wrong with your tranny then. i never had a problem with it dropping into OD too soon. I'd say that it dropped into OD at about 45, then locked the converter shortly afterward, maybe 50, and if you weren't hard on the pedal. It certainly wasn't a peppy car though, definitly downshifting to go up a hill, and if the A/C was on then you had better turn it off before attempting to pass. Overall it was a great little car. I beat on it for a lot of miles, and it never left me stranded or didn't start on a cold morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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