Sunstone53 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 well i finally got a good web connection and i can finally start posting about my comanche build. unfortunately due to cycling through phones i don't have many pictures, the good news is because most of the last 2 years has been on a boat i havnt done much to document when i first bought her: picking her up after a deployment because she had been towed. painted the hood and front clip cause i dispise red and chrome continued getting rid of the red decided to throw in some bedliner prep work: finished product: also decided to rip out the carpet, treat what little rust was underneath and spray the leftover in the cab more to be done once i move to texas. driving her from san diego to corpus christi in a week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Diggin' the '80s graphics on the sides. Swamp donkey has been done though: http://comancheclub.com/topic/13868-project-swamp-donkey/ Keeping with the "swamp" theme: http://comancheclub.com/topic/13266-project-swamp-yankee-update-36-tsl-sx/ Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstone53 Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 son of a bi***! looks as though ill have to change it if theres one thing that irritates me its having no originality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ_Milam Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 the bedliner floor board is awesome. been wanting to do that to mine for quite a while but like most, i'm lacking the funds. looks like a good start to a project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstone53 Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 the bedliner floor board is awesome. been wanting to do that to mine for quite a while but like most, i'm lacking the funds. looks like a good start to a project. its not too expensive, the liner is supplied by u-pol for $100 comes with enough to do one coat for the bed and then the floorboards, a spray gun and if you have a compressor your all set stuffs durrable too with nice smooth texture I'm gonna buy some more bottles of the stuff give the bed probably 2 more coats and then take off the bed and hit up the underneath and frame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ_Milam Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 its not too expensive, the liner is supplied by u-pol for $100 comes with enough to do one coat for the bed and then the floorboards, a spray gun and if you have a compressor your all set stuffs durrable too with nice smooth texture I'm gonna buy some more bottles of the stuff give the bed probably 2 more coats and then take off the bed and hit up the underneath and frame I'll definately have to look into it. it's a lot nicer than carpet. I'd like to do my bed also but gotta wait til i do the bed bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86customanche Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 good start. the bedliner looks great. Its on the long list of plans for my truck as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstone53 Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 after 20 hours and 1400 miles on the mj i finally arrived in texas from san diego. overall trip went well with almost no issues. one hickup came just outside of yuma when i noticed a slight vibration every 100 or so feet. when i pulled over to take a look i saw that my drag link sagged a bit on the driver side ball joint. i tightened her up and continued on my way and had no further issues until tucson and figured this would be a good time to stop, get some sleep. when i woke i began searching for a parts store or atleast a junkyard where i could get a link in better condition than mine. there was no dice on the junkyard or parts store but i did come across a private owned garage and the old man who owned it didnt like the idea of welding the tie rod to the bar but he would let me do it. not being very experienced with welding i did the best that i could and it lasted the next 800 miles! so my next upgrade presented itself on my trip. was wondering if anyone had any experience on beefed up steering linkage, saw the rustys but don't like how the stabalizer sits in a spot to be bashed by rocks. price isnt an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I just installed a stronger steering setup from Rugged Ridge. This will probably be excatly what your looking for! Scroll to the bottom of the page and you can get a glimpse of the kit. http://comancheclub.com/topic/11058-88-comanche-my-stylethe-blue-truck/page__st__160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstone53 Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 looks simple and rugged, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstone53 Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 well its been quite some time since been on here to make any updates and the unfortunate truth is i havnt done really much at all due to both this......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstone53 Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 and having no job yet but that didnt stop me from swinging by the junkyard just to see if they had anything and just my fortune they had almost nothing i say almost because they did have a 93' xj wagoneer and i been looking for one for quite some time so i could get the front clip so after fixing the damaged fiberglass and layin down some paint jailbird has a new face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamart72 Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 I saw that grill at the U pull it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstone53 Posted March 22, 2013 Author Share Posted March 22, 2013 I saw that grill at the U pull it! since your in the area do you know any 4x4 shops, junkyards or anything where i can get parts? or is u-pull it my only option. also what about wheelin? is there anything aside from beach cruisin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamart72 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I've been busy at work. I haven't been beach cruisin in a while. There's not much else unless you can find a mud pit somewhere. The 4x4 shops in CC can get expensive. There's one down SPID past Airline. I get what I need at the jy or online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 For heavy duty steering linkage, look for a V8 ZJ Grand Cherokee (93 through 98). Direct swap into an MJ/XJ. You can get it all new from a parts store too, but that is $$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepmarine312 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 dude nice truck, honestly kinda like the red and black, and I'm not a chrome guy either, i honestly think it looks dumb except on certain things, you know, when it actually looks right, like old classics... but yeah man sick truck, really like it, jailbird is gonna sing man :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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