Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 (edited) I found her in silver lake, mostly stock except for the rusty's lift, Bilstein shocks and 35" BFG km2. Pretty straight, ran great. Fell in love the first time i laid eyes on her The first year i didn't do much, some paint, new cherokee mirrors, just little stuff.. no wheeling at all... :zzz: Edited June 12, 2018 by Bitemybag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 I might have been heading in the completely wrong direction...... Wasn't quite the mods i needed to make a great trail rig........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 I had been around jeeps most my life, as passenger, never a driver. My dad and a few buddies have been doin an annual Jeep Camp in Liberty Wa since I was waist high.. My brother has been wheelin for quite a few years, I finally got the itch... Here's my brothers grand Cherokee at walker in lower pic, jeep camp 09 above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Jeep Camp 2011 my first trip driving my own rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 first trip out, she took quite a beating.. Passenger side was def my weak side.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 after jeep Camp i was hooked! all i thought about was the next trip, and what i was gonna do parts wise to make my comanche one pissed off trail rig. But the gf beat me to the punch and surprised me with some axles....... Since i was going through a rearend every weekend, I was still learning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Gf has good taste in axles.. Dana 60 hp kp And 14 bolt ff 10.5 And get this she bought a set dana 60/70 for a real good price, turns out they both had arb air lockers in them.. She said they were just laying in his yard rusting away, dude had no idea what he was sitting on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 After starting on the axles and planning to swap and exo my Comanche I had a sobering epiphany, I was fairly new to crawlers and didn't have the know how or proper tools to finish this build in the 2 months I gave myself.. And I had very high expectations, I wanted It right the first time... So I called Patrick over at Those Guys Rod and Custom, and started to discuss what I was looking to accomplish and how long I had till 2012 Jeep Camp in liberty Wa.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 So 2 months without my rig.....:-/ what the hell to do now...? So I got the next best thing.... Got a couple truck loads of boulders and built a rc crawler course in the backyard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 First few pics at the beginning of the build.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Bought another rc crawler.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 cage was nearly done at this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Back end coming together.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 I really like what he did with the front Front axle pass side links Driver side links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Front crossmember, 3 link with panhard.. Rear 4 link... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Front links, radflo coilovers and hydro steer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Patrick made a pretty sweet strut bar to connect the 2 shock towers.... :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Pick up day.. Longest 2 months of my life.. But couldn't be happier with the manche.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Thursday morning, On the trailer straight to Jeep Camp in liberty, wa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 So as I said I've been going to liberty every year since I can remember, the year before being my first year as a driver, but this year I was bringin a monster! I had kept the build hush hush so nobody knew I had anything done to the Comanche, but everyone was impressed at how well it performed the year before with no gears, no lockers and at times no reverse-Peugeot tranny :thumbsdown: .... Couldn't wait to get on the trail..... I love this place and the people, this is the one week a year I dream about.. And it's only my second year wheelin, if I had only know what I was missin as a driver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 This rig wheels amazing so much so it got me a little cocky, and I'm sure we all know what happens when you get cocky... Someone or something slaps you right back into your place... First night out got stupid, picked a terrible line, at a rock outcropping the crest of a fairly steep hill climb bounced the front end up and over got a little sideways which dropped my @$$ into a rut and went over backwards, well as you can see, my buddy Hammer was at the top and said I went over 6-7 times I lost count at 1.. Bellied up on the only 2 trees about a 1/3 of the way down the hill, it was free and clear after that so thank god for those trees cuz we would've been cookin by the time we got to the bottom. Dented the pass door and smashed windshield, but literally came back in the morn and aired up the tires and hit the trail, I thank Patrick at Those Guys Rod and Custum for building such a beast. Unbelievable the beating that cage took and didnt even bend a single bar, no doubt it saved my cousin and my life... Shot of the door dent and windshield Not bad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 The rest of the trip was much more calm and calculated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Walker trip with a few buddy's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitemybag Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Bought my self a welder, so I thought I might make a few mods to the Comanche.... So I thought I'd start by gettin rid of her fat @$$... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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