Automan2164 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Well, as you all may know by now... There was a hitch in our giddy up this month. What the heck are we to do when left with no truck to post and half a month left? How about highlight half a truck. Let's tip the ol' Comanche stetson to our very own Neohic this month... For being weird enough to fill our void. Haha. NEOHIC'S COMANSION MODEL AND YEAR: 1988 MJ Pickup Bed ENGINE & PERFORMANCE: Depends on what's pulling it DRIVETRAIN: See above COOLING: Zip-open tent windows ELECTRICAL & IGNITION: Four pole trailer wiring back to the factory taillight harness STEERING: 2" hitch SUSPENSION: SOA Mystery leaf springs found at a garage sale in 2008. Maybe from a Chevy something? INTERIOR: Custom cabinets running down both sides wrapped in soft automotive carpet Ribbed carpet runner on the floor Air mattress Dessert camo curtains BRAKES: N/A LIGHTING: Factory taillights Sylvania bulbs WHEELS/TIRES: Scuzzy looking 10 spoke turbines Free 235/75s that leak... even the spare MISCELLANEOUS: All stainless frame Kitchen "tool box" mounted on the tongue Stainless water tank with fuel door spout Best MJ story: My best story about the camper has to be how I came across the WilderNest topper itself. I'm sure it wasn't even a couple months after one phone call that I found it... Rob knows what's coming too. For whatever reason, I was talking with Rob on the phone and we ended up bouncing ideas back and forth about potential projects that had been stirring in our heads. The topic of camping came up and he mentioned how cool it would be to have a matching camper for your Comanche. It almost sounded like he already had the whole thing built in his head too... WilderNest topper mounted on an MJ bed ready to hitch up to at a moments notice for a nice weekend of camping adventure. We talked for a while about it and the plans just started spinning in my head too. I think I remember trying to change the subject several times in hopes that I'd stop thinking about something else that I just couldn't live without! Fast forward to the already said couple months and a coworker of mine was on the hunt for a cheap camper to turn into a hunting shack. I had the pleasure of opening his eyes to the magical world of CraigsList! We sat down. I typed in "camper trailer". There it was... top of the list even not even listed for two hours! I clicked on the add and found that it wasn't even a half an hour drive from me... clearly this was meant to be. That minute I called the guy and we talked it over. By that evening I was the proud owner of a WilderNest with the dimensions for a Ford Ranger... but that was okay for the plans I had for it! What I still find awesome was how well the whole project just fell into place. The topper was just about in my back yard, the bed had been sitting on a shelf for 14 years before I came along to find it, and the frame was constructed from free stainless steel. For the enjoyment I've gotten while building it, the one time the wife and I had it out, and the future outings that I get to call it home... I love my camper! What owner loves best about CC: I love how something can grow from something so simple into something so crisp, clean, and professional looking all to better help others find their way both here and around our site. Let's be honest, there has been some who absolutely love it and there are other who have some... should we say growing pains? Let's be even more honest... I've done plenty of nitpicking and have probably made my share of comments over the updated look of the site. I haven't said it yet, but I am thankful for all those involved. Yes... I am a creature of habit but, for the greater good, my belly aching is nothing more than just growing pains. I've compared the changes to Comanche Club as a '97+ swap in messages that it was a matter of taste and that it was taking something that had its issues and turning it into something unrecognizable from what it always was. Then I started looking around the site. At the time I was looking for more things to nitpick about and comment on. That all stopped in my head when I came across the What if You Could Build a Brand New Jeep Comanche? thread. That thread is all about taking the soul of the trucks that we love and producing an updated MJ as something fancy and new. Everyone who posts in that thread has a vision in their head as to what they think would make for a perfect Comanche. Whether it be a diesel engine, bigger axles, a more plush interior, or just a reintroduction to the world, it seems as though everyone on here would bring back the Comanche if they could in some shape or form. In a sense, that's what has happened here! There's nothing to say that there's anything wrong with old technology, remembering our roots, and appreciating our past. At the same time we can't stay in the past and let the world move forward without us. What better way to enjoy our trucks together than reintroducing ourselves as something fancy and new! I'd say that the new site still has to grow on me but I'm trying. With everything that has changed, the one thing that remains is everyone who makes Comanche Club what is and always has been. Thanks everyone! Thanks for always keeping the soul of this place alive and moving forward into whatever's next. Thanks for letting me do this again. -Ben --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ah, Ben. How I am sooooo utterly jealous of you sir. Of your work, your luck, and your skills. It would be one thing to have the materials, but with your welding skills and mad fabrication work, you have outshined anything that I could have dreamed up. I think it's the outside the box ideas like this that make the club so unique and interesting. As for your comments on the new site, I think it sounds like you are finally starting to come around. While the old site feels like the old tried and true MJ interior, the new site has a new feel, a smoothness, as well as a more functional core similar to that slightly familiar, yet new XJ interior. Maybe this month is a late start and a transition for all of us. Anyway, back to the task at hand... Ben, attaboy for a job well done, and for being one of the only ones able to fill a half-month gap. Rob :cheers: Click here to view the article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Yay go Ben! I loved the idea from the start and sure couldnt have built it any better! Enjoy your 15 days of fame bud! :rotfl2: :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86customanche Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Finally! A september COTM! :rotf: I know its been a busy month for the people behind this beautiful new site, but glad to see a worth half-month COTM. Very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilecenturyfarm Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 awesome rig man.... wish i could get mine that way... oh and the trailer is amazing!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Well done sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepdoggydogB Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Great work Neohic (Ben), I also appreciate Rob's creativity with the half a month half a truck theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Great work Neohic (Ben), I also appreciate Rob's creativity with the half a month half a truck theme. More of a collective decision. :yes: Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 That thing looks great Ben, as in everything else you do. I love it! :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainman Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 We have to get you a real camping stove. Propane sucks. But the comansion RULES!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marie Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Nice job, really awesome Neohic!! Welding is on my list of things to learn, obviously an asset to Jeep modification. I am lucky, I live in the desert, no rain and lots of BLM land. I can pull off the road, sleep in the bed of my truk with my dogs and fall asleep looking at the stars. I really like this site and I am looking forward to getting past keeping my truck running and start sprucing it up and....... possibly making it a rock crawler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 So drool worthy. :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Keep those 10 spokers Rollin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 What a trip this month has been, eh? First the site change over... then no COTM... then all this happens just to fill the void. Thanks to everyone again for the kind words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buxmj Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Congrats Ben, great project. Definitely one of those "had to be" stories of how it played out. Buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H3RESQ Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Love love love the trailer!!! Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepnDale Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 great build! I'm really liking the water tank with pump. super cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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