dlee Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 My 1987 Jeep comanche that I recently bought from my grandad, bad 4.0 engine, Peugeot trans, 2wd. Black interior w/ factory buckets. Best of all absolutely no rust through, been under a barn for the last 10 years. I already found that the windshield leaks while I was pressure washing it, headliner was damp. Under the vinyl floor was some surface rust but no holes! Swapping in EVERYTHING, from my running and driving 1991 XJ. :wrench:
xeducatex Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Looks awesome man. I'm still looking to get a manche myself... More pics
dlee Posted February 21, 2012 Author Posted February 21, 2012 A few more pics, and some interior shots. And the engine from my donor getting cleaned up, the head is a hassle to mask off, so I just set the valve cover back on it. It's getting stripped and polished anyways.
dlee Posted February 28, 2012 Author Posted February 28, 2012 Spent some time this weekend cleaning and painting some of the engine parts. -Polished the distributor. -Stripped and painted the valve cover, and sanded down the fins on top and hit it with some hi temp clear coat. -Polished the oil filler cap. -Got the oil filter adapter degreased and painted. -Dipstick cleaned and painted. -New water pump and thermostat housing, hit those with some clear to keep away the oxidation for awhile. Tedious work, but it's starting to look pretty good I think.
dlee Posted March 20, 2012 Author Posted March 20, 2012 A little more progress, still in the tear down stage. The father in law came over the other day and here's where we ended up. Yesterday I decided to finish up the front end and the interior. Still have to remove the front axle, the rest of the wiring, and the steering column. And, Almost got the engine finished up as well, just waiting on my header and mounts.
dlee Posted March 22, 2012 Author Posted March 22, 2012 Black interior, nice! Thanks! I got the steering column out, as well has the HVAC unit, the foam/rubber liner, all wiring, and the fuse panel. Found where the master cylinder leaked and rusted the pans some, :ack: who could have guessed I'd find that?!? Haha, still not bad though, just surface rust.
dlee Posted April 13, 2012 Author Posted April 13, 2012 Oh lawd my wallet hurts!!!! Bit the bullet and went ahead and ordered most of the chassis/lift parts I needed :banana: :banana: :banana: . $800 later I have: - Crossover Steering - 8.8 Axle Swap Kit - 6" Lift Shocks - Adjustable Track Bar - Drop Pitman Arm
dlee Posted May 2, 2012 Author Posted May 2, 2012 Just a small update, no real fun stuff yet. Got the windshield out, the body sanded and primed to keep some of the surface rust down. And, got the chassis saver brushed on, just the top and sides, started looking like rain before I could get the bottom done.
dlee Posted May 4, 2012 Author Posted May 4, 2012 Looking good :thumbsup: Thanks, it's getting there, now to get my lazy butt to the JY and pull an 8.8 :wrench:
dlee Posted June 20, 2012 Author Posted June 20, 2012 you do some clean work good job so far Thank you sir, it's tedious, but it's worth it in the end! Well, got off night shift this morning and evidently had entirely too much coffee. The (M)an (J)eep is back on it's wheels!!!! Temporarily anyway, until I drop the engine in. Just wish I had another set of hands, busted my knuckles more than a few times this morning trying to get the front axle in there. I like the stance, no lift in the rear yet, but no weight either. 4.5" coils up front, couldn't get the spacers to slide over the bumpstop, need to grind it down some. Anyway, here's the pics!!!
dlee Posted August 1, 2012 Author Posted August 1, 2012 Finally, the engine is going in tommorow! :cheers:
COFFMAN Posted August 3, 2012 Posted August 3, 2012 Hope you cleaned that transmission before you slotted her in there :dunno: Nice looking headers :ack: Why the flat paint in the engine bay :dunno: Nice build :popcorn:
dlee Posted August 3, 2012 Author Posted August 3, 2012 Hope you cleaned that transmission before you slotted her in there :dunno: Nice looking headers :ack: Why the flat paint in the engine bay :dunno: Nice build :popcorn: Thanks! Trans is cleaner than the pics make it look, but I didn't polish it or anything, just got all the grease/dirt off of there. I like flat or satin colors in the engine bay, dings and nicks don't show as bad and it makes the rest stand out.
relyt120 Posted August 3, 2012 Posted August 3, 2012 Your work is so clean. :bowdown: I envy you good sir.
A-man930 Posted August 4, 2012 Posted August 4, 2012 I've been wanting to do that on my renix valve cover! kinda reminds me of an LT1 intake... Good, thorough work man :thumbsup:
dlee Posted May 18, 2013 Author Posted May 18, 2013 Haven't updated in awhile, finally finished the bodywork on the cab, now working on the doors and the bed. Almost ready for some paint. Gotta hurry up and get it finished before the wife and I have our first child in November!
zackcj7 Posted May 18, 2013 Posted May 18, 2013 you do some clean work good job so farThank you sir, it's tedious, but it's worth it in the end! Well, got off night shift this morning and evidently had entirely too much coffee. The (M)an (J)eep is back on it's wheels!!!! Temporarily anyway, until I drop the engine in. Just wish I had another set of hands, busted my knuckles more than a few times this morning trying to get the front axle in there. I like the stance, no lift in the rear yet, but no weight either. 4.5" coils up front, couldn't get the spacers to slide over the bumpstop, need to grind it down some. Anyway, here's the pics!!! You have to remove the bump stops to install spacers. Pull out the rubber bumper and there is a bolt inside the cup that will remove them and allow you to slide the spacer on.
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