JT31 Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Ill start off with a little history of how i got into jeeps, when i was about 15 or 16 my older brother had 2 cherokees then he bought a wrangler i helped install his lift and other goodies, when it was time for me to get my first vehicle i needed a jeep! i was hooked! here is a picture of his wrangler next to my zj wheeled it and just had a lot of fun in it, enjoying the freedom of my first vehicle then i got into and accident and things got interesting chopped it! and i got tired of repairing my rear control arms so we swapped it for leafs. (you can see it in this picture) this was the finished product of my zj, then i blew the tranny and being a broke high school student i could not afford another tranny and i parted out what i could and scrapped the rest. (wish i had a better picture, this is from my cell phone) then i got into European cars, need a change of pace my mk3 jetta sold it and bought an s10 (no pictures of it) then i got my 87 bmw e30 sold it the bmw and bought my first comanche off of my brother, 4.0 2wd little lift and 32s, fun little truck, only drove it in the rain when i couldnt ride my street bike. then i packed up my stuff and sold my bike and truck moved to colorado and bought another comanche! 1987 comanche, 4x4 5spd 4.0 has a stock d44 rear end with an electric locker the front is a hp d30 vacuum disconnect with a cable instead of the vacuum system 4.5" rustys front springs with rustys adjustable track bar and v8 zj steering and the rear is soa i added 31s shortly after buying the truck. built a rear bumper for it better picture of the front put on some 31s and did some light wheeling and I'm currently in the process of building a stubby front bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPB Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Are you going to add some corner protection? Those fiberglass header panels break real easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubes92 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 nice keep it up man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 Are you going to add some corner protection? Those fiberglass header panels break real easy Yes i am adding some tube work and a stinger and a spot for some fog lights I'm throwing in a spacer and new shocks in the front to level the truck out and possibly work on my bumper some more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted November 20, 2012 Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 installed my 2" puck up front with my new shocks! rides 100x better and sits level finally! pictures tomorow when its light out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collkid Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Where you at in Colorado? I'm in the Littleton Area! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 Where you at in Colorado? I'm in the Littleton Area! i live in denver, right outside downtown. i go to school in denver and work in Brighton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 mounted my lights :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collkid Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 School on Denver?! Metro perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 School on Denver?! Metro perhaps? lincoln tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 no real updates so far. working on my OBA set up currently pictures soon to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 ill have pictures of the OBA set up this weekend! and my new bench seat that will be getting put in! i had to rebuild my whole cooling system, new water pump, new thermostat and radiator, did all that in 15 degree weather :mad: but shes has a brand new system and is back to normal :thumbsup: also have two sets of hella 500s ready to have a light bar built for and installed, might get to that this weekend if i have time, its going to be a baja style/inspired light bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 oh boy i havnt been on in a long time but iv made some progress on my comanche since last time i logged in :) i aquired a topper, added a stinger, then added a bed mount tire carrier, then put a stock bumper on the front and took the topper off and somewhere along the lines i ended up on 33s haha this was early spring then came the tire mount ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 and a few more pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dscowell Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 I thought I saw this on CL for a little bit. I'm almost positive that bumper was on there. Maybe it was another MJ that looked almost the same I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachariah Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 I seen it on CL too lol. Truck looks good man! I'm surprised I haven't seen it around Brighton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 yeah, it was on craigslist, i was on the fence about selling it, had a couple people offer me some money but i delcined all offers, yes the front bumper was on in the picture but i just recently took it off, i have a new bumper iv been working on for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dscowell Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Yeah I thought it looked pretty familiar. Well I'm glad your keeping it good decision! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirteatr717 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 blue shortbed on 33s, can't get any better :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted August 4, 2013 Author Share Posted August 4, 2013 ordering the rest of my long arm parts this week :) and I'm looking for a hp30 without the vaccum dissconnect, going to truss it and put my 4.10s in it with a lunchbox locker, maybe wj knuckles and 1ton steering, if i have the funds when i drop the axle in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted August 18, 2013 Author Share Posted August 18, 2013 some more long arm stuff :thumbsup: and picked up a set of 35x12.5x15 goodyear mtrs :banana: i just need 15" wheels now and i started painting, what do you guys think of the color? there are a couple other comanches on here in this color but they don't post anymore (not that i know of anyway) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 well one of the 35s i bought had a rip in it and the tire guy i brought it too said it was too big to repair, it was about a 3" puncture so i sold them and made 10 bucks :thumbsup: I also changed my plan a little bit, i decided instead of the long arms to stick with short arms seeing how I'm only at 4" of lift in the front and have no real plans to go any bigger at this point so i built the beefiest adjustable short arms ever and i upgraded to a double shear track bar. 2" 1/4" wall square tubing with 1 1/4" currie johnny joints :thumbsup: and i saw another comanche in town also recently took a trip to the east coast (mass to be specific) to see my family and got to check out my brothers homemade offroad trailer and if your into classic looking jeeps and diesel engines check his build out http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f22/should-have-started-cj-build-1066682/ then i got back to town and went to a car meet/show/cruise and saw the biggest xj iv ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 did some interior work this weekend Ditched the bench seat for some xj seats and picked up a 97+ xj console the console was tan but i need gray to match the rest of my interior so i cleaned it up real nice and got some vinyl/interior paint and installed an LED strip for the 4WD shift light :thumbsup: Also received my double sheer track bar and go that in this week :banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT31 Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 So i ripped up my carpet.... found a little bit of cancer! in the process of fixing it and painting the floor black, then I'm going to order a new carpet kit. Installed a new grant gt steering wheel, looks way cooler than the stock steering wheel. worked on my tube bumper a little bit, going to add another stinger and some more tubes below the main hoop and make it look like a prerunner and i found a screamin deal on a jcr light bar for an xj, very simular to the one i was going to build. finally got to mount the 4 hella 500's that have been sitting in storage waiting for a purpose and everyones favorite part!!! PICTURES! :banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Lookin real good! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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