Tylerzap Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Hello everyone. My name is Tyler. here's a little backstory on my MJ. Back in the summer of 2010, I had a friend. He had bought a 87 Comanche for $400. He knew I was into cars, so he said if I helped him fix It I could have it when I turn 16. Well after I learned what a Comanche was, I was like Heck Yeah! Well in March 2011 he sold it because he needed the money. April 2011 he was involved in a accident and died. Well I asked the guy who had bought it if he would sell it. He didnt want too. Fastforward to Nov. 2011. I got a call from the guy saying he needed the money and just wanted to get rid of it. I was happy. So I got some money together and went to go look at it. I was already set on buying it. I got there and this is what I saw: Well I cranked it up and it ran so I bought it for $200. Rented a tow dolly and it was delivered to my grandmas on Thanksgiving 2011. I have some pics but can't find them right now. Anyways it sat in the yard for 2 days because I couldnt get It running. Put gas in it, charged the battery, put new fuel filter in, then I changed the spark plugs and it fired right up! So I pulled it out into my grandmas garden and made a little video. Please excuse my voice. Well after that I had my dad drive 3 hours and bring the trailer from Asheboro NC to Brevard NC where I had bought the Jeep. We then drove back to Asheboro after loading up. Funny enough on the way home a guy that worked at a gas station wanted to buy it because he thought we were scrapping it. Now this is where I started slacking on the pics. I got it home, washed it, and took the bed off. Total PITA. The bed wasnt even bolted in. Only thing holding it down was the gas tank, and it still was a PITA to get off. Then after thaf we reinforced and welded the door back on with REAL bolts in it. We painted the gas tank, and the rear of the cab and front of the bed. Put the bed back on and regrounded it. Only took us a week or so ti figure out the problem. Then I decided to see how bad the floor rust was. Took out the Vinyl floor..... Holy ****! The floor on the drivers side was horrible... passenger was fine though. I have a video somewhere. Will find it. Started lightly tapping the floor with a screwdriver to see how bad it was. The hole was only slightly bigger. But I can still fit my whole 13.5 foot and shoe through the hole. I drove it through the neighborhood just to see how bad the handling was with no front shocks for sway bar.... Scared the living **** out of me. It felt like a lowrider with the way the hood was bouncing. Rolling deathtrap. Good thing was it sealed one of the 3 leaking tires! Then one day I took it mudding. See, the retard who had this before me broke of ALL 4 of the bolts off into the pinion yoke (?) And so I couldnt connect the driveshaft. But I still thought it could make it through a little mud. Thats me stuck. Since then its just been kinda sitting. Been messing with it a little but I usually work on my 98 XJ. I'm trying to decide what to do with it. Most people have problably seen nicer ones in Junkyards. This one problably belongs in one. But I do love my little POS MJ. :) Thinking of ordering new bedsides, rockers, and floorpans and such and restoring it, but I don't have that kind of money right now. So its just gonna sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancheKid86 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 holy man, what happened from the first pic to the second? and it looks like you have a project that will teach you alot that being said, you do realize you have the rarest interior known to a MJ? keep up the work, and lots of pics! btw welcome to Comanche Club! . :MJ 1: . :rock on: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 holy man, what happened from the first pic to the second? and it looks like you have a project that will teach you alot that being said, you do realize you have the rarest interior known to a MJ? keep up the work, and lots of pics! btw welcome to Comanche Club! . :MJ 1: . :rock on: Thanks! The guy I bought it from, used it to bash into trees and stuff. My friend, when he owned it, spend countless hours scraping off bedliner and pulling dents to make it look nice. Then the guy who bought it just trashed it. Edit: Just so you know the intelligance level of this individual, he was going to weld springs the the body and axle to make them fit, was going to do a hocky puck body lift on the bed only, and notice the "jackstands" in the first picture. And rare? How so? I have all the parts just sitting in my building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Ahh and I almost forgot. Recent pics: Only thing I don't like about MJs is how hard they are to find parts for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyzj Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 don't forget alot xj parts will work too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexia Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Thanks! The guy I bought it from, used it to bash into trees and stuff. My friend, when he owned it, spend countless hours scraping off bedliner and pulling dents to make it look nice. Then the guy who bought it just trashed it. Edit: Just so you know the intelligance level of this individual, he was going to weld springs the the body and axle to make them fit, was going to do a hocky puck body lift on the bed only, and notice the "jackstands" in the first picture. And rare? How so? I have all the parts just sitting in my building. 1980 was big for red and blue interiors on Jeeps. Black interiors were not as popular and thus were a less ordered factory option. Now black interiors are popular and with the rarity of them in a Comanche makes them that much more desirable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 don't forget alot xj parts will work too Yea I know. I also have a 98 XJ. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 1980 was big for red and blue interiors on Jeeps. Black interiors were not as popular and thus were a less ordered factory option. Now black interiors are popular and with the rarity of them in a Comanche makes them that much more desirable. Thats what I thought. Ive never seen another non home made black MJ interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Wow that truck is rough...maybe thinking about your friend would inspire you to build it basically from the ground up....well at least it runs that's for sure....and I know a thing or two with the rarity of the Mjs I've only found one in the junkyard and many in the streets but no one wants to sell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 Wow that truck is rough...maybe thinking about your friend would inspire you to build it basically from the ground up....well at least it runs that's for sure....and I know a thing or two with the rarity of the Mjs I've only found one in the junkyard and many in the streets but no one wants to sell Thats actually what I was going to do. Do a full resto-mod. I actually made a deal with his parents and agreed to GIVE it back to them if I ever decide to get rid of it. Around here there are a couple MJs running around. Id say 7 or 8. Heck theres another one right here in my neighborhood. This build is going to take a LONG time since I do not have any income and my money goes into the XJ. Here are some things I want to do soonish: New bedsides Rockers Floor pans Bedline floors, sound deadener, and new carpet New fenders, doors, grill, ect Paint over the ewww orange New windshield Then I want to either: Replace the drivetrain with HO, or Just use the renix with new trans, t/c, and axles I'm not sure on definite plans yet, but thats the direction where I want to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Well I havent done a thing on this. I tried to crank it amd the battery terminals are shot. Going to get new ones tomarrow. I'm going to move it down beside the shop and start working on it some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Well yesterday I put new battery terminals on and put in a newly charged battery but I am not getting any power at all. Block ground looks good. Has to be the positive cable. Is this a common problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 Wow can't believe I havent updated this. I went and bought a 89 XJ 2 door for $400 with no title and 280,000 miles. It appears to be a perfect donor for this if I can't get the title. So if I can't get one this thing is going to be rebuilt with 89 parts. I'm going to try and keep the manual but for costs sake I may just go with the possible donors auto. I may be moving soon so I don't want to tear down this or the XJ and then to have to move, so I won't start for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 Donor pics It had a nice HD radio in it and 2 nice 6x9's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 I don't think this bed is repairable. Gonna have to buy a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dscowell Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Diggen the orange! Are you going to paint her a different color once that roles around if you are planning on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 Diggen the orange! Are you going to paint her a different color once that roles around if you are planning on it? Yes but I'm not sure what color. I mean this orange rattle can has REALLY grown on me. I may just paint it orange. But at the same time, Blue would be sweet. Green. Black. Red. Silver. Ill have to really think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share Posted April 6, 2013 Ok well I'm back! Talkin to my dad earlier and decided to bite the bullet and start the teardown tomarrow. I'm going to rebuild the motor in the 89 XJ and put it in the MJ and eventually swap everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyt120 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 l look forward to how this project turns out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 VERY big update coming. Will post later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Well last night I was talking to my dad and I decided to finally tear apart the MJ. So I went up the hill to where it was parked and put some air in the tires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 And then I pulled it down by the house to get some final pictures before the tear down. Hasn't run since Oct. or so. been a long time. REDNECK FLOOR PATCH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Then I pulled the hood and radiator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 After that I started unhooking stuff that I thought should be unhooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylerzap Posted April 7, 2013 Author Share Posted April 7, 2013 Then I hooked up the tractor to it and spent a half hour or so getting it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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