earl*t Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 This is my third Comanche, 92', acquired in May 2011. Some of you may have seen it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalob Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Want more pictures!!!! I too am running Pintler wheels (though they are in Argent...the darker gunmetal color they offer..yours look to be thier silver). What size tires are you running and how much lift? I have never seen an "overland" topper" can you give more details and ...pics. Love the truck love the color. Do you have a build thread on it here?...don't know how I would have missed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl*t Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 I purchased the truck as you see it from the origional owner. He is the co-owner of Adventure Trailers in Prescott, AZ. My wife and I traveled to "Overland Expo" in May investigating roof-top tents and onboard freezer/refridgerators. Found that and alot more. Pintlers aren't silver, 33s, about 5 1/2" lift. We camped in it every weekend from 4th of July until Labor Day. We attended All Breeds in York, PA, Bantam in Butler, PA and Jeep Week at Ocean City, MD. My wife drove the 2,300 miles from Prescott to our home solo in three days. I'll post more pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl*t Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 The build can be found on Expedition Portal. I'll have to search to find a direct link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnClimber Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Subscribed........ :bowdown: :drool: Â Just by looking at the pictures, this is what my goal is for my 88 Comanche 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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earl*t Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 This Jeep has been in Jp magazine, attended SEMA, and was featured in JeepFreek Adventure Magazine. More details to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Wow! Amazed speechless!!!!!! Wow! Awesome truck!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalob Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 words do not do this rig justice...never seen anything quite like it. is there a link to the article in JP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl*t Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 They were small blurbs. I'll try to compiled the info tommorrow. This rig fits our lifestyle perfectly. It has been on the net for awhile, not really sure why it never made it to Comanche Club. :dunno: The original owner and his wife put over 370,000 miles on his truck with over 30,000 offroad. Can you imagine? His company installed many of their prototype products on the Comanche as well as using it for marketing. Their website has an informational video on deploying the flip-pac. The owner narrates.The badging on the fender represents the Golen built power plant. The suspension was engineered on the Jeepspeed platform. The overland equipment is all Adventure Trailers. If a trailer would be considered part of a build, that is my ultimate goal. The company had build a matching trailer but sold it to a persistent overseas client. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancome433 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Awesome looking MJ, more pics please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinMJ Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 One of favorite Comanches of all time. So freaking cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl*t Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 Here is the link for the feature article in JeepFreek magazine: Â http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/310f4223#/310f4223/56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalob Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Read through the magazine article...thanks for the link. Do you have anymore detail or photos of the frame "beefing" that was done to the "frame rails" or the long arm set up you are running. The camper shell etc is very impressive. It's a real drag you could not score the custom trailer too....sorry to sound like a busted record, but ...any pics of that trailer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyc Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Damn, Mario sold his MJ, huh? Too bad. But it's good that it got a good home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtnClimber Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 I want to build the suspension EXACTLY the way you requested yours. Fast washboards, occasional rock garden, and often laden. Any specs of the suspension set-up? Any and all info is GREATLY appreciated! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl*t Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 Here's Mario's, aka elcoyote, build history link http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/15684-AT-Comanche-upgrades?highlight=at+comanche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collkid Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl*t Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 A little off topic, but here ya go Buffalo Bob. This is not the actual trailer but this is an Adventure Trailer at Overland Expo. Â Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl*t Posted February 10, 2013 Author Share Posted February 10, 2013 My wife dug out a copy of the for sales listing. Like my fisrt Comanche, it had been posted the evening before I purchased it. Like most of us, I had been searching for a 1992 for quite a while. It's the Eliminator model sporting a 5 speed trans. About the only origional item was the owner, Mario. Â Wheel and tires are BFG KM2 265-75-16s on early AEV Pintlers. Â I had stated the lift hight of the truck as it sits loaded. The actual lift is a custom 4CLF 6" front long arm using RE springs and Fox nitrogen jounces. The rear suspension is a Deaver soa with Fox remote reservior shocks. Other dive line mods include: 4:56 gears, Detroit rear locker Dana 44, ARB fron locker Dana 30, Crane diff covers,TJ bell housing w/external slave cylinder, Golen I-6 4.6 liter stroker with 50K at time of purchse, Thorley headers, Hesco 30mm throttle body, Safari Snorkel, K&N filter, a Split Second FC 1-019BV fuel and timing calibrator and ratio meter. Â Body protection and gear include a Warn winch spooled w/Viking line, ARB front bumper, All J rear bumper/hitch, 4CLF double swing-a-way tire carrier, Nomad Fab air tank sliders,Delta H4 headlights, Baja Designs Fuego HID lights, Hilift jack, and Gearsafe lockable storage. Interior mods: Corbeau seats, Cobra 75W-St CB, Tuffy center console, and custom hand throttle control on shifter. Â Overland Eauipment: AT Flippac shell, AT drawers and storage system, Load Tamer cargo ne, 2 Fiamma F35 awnings, National Luna 52 liter fridge/freezer, NL Powerpack w/105 amp Deka group 31 AGM battery, Carmanah RV25 solar controller, 60 watt foldable Power Film solar panel, Tecniq LED lighting, Blue Sea power distribution panel, 17 gallon water storage tank, West Marine electric pump, 6 liter hear exchanger hot water tank, Sagiv shower, Macs Custom tie down rail/attachment inside and out, Thule storage bags, and finally AT/Pelican Case 1620 Kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl*t Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 Â The first show entered last summer was the PA All Breeds Jeep Show. Picked up a dust collector in the unlimited modified class, totally unexpected. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl*t Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Not exciting stuff, but these are a few projects we've done to the 92 Eliminator. The windshield had a couple cracks that were starting to run, so the late model glass/trim were substituted.Replaced door stops.New cylinder assists.Suffered a highway universal joint failure and replaced u-joints and shaft with a Wood's unit.The previous owner used a step stool for entrance and egress. We added a removable step form convenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl*t Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 My wife added a few goodies. The National Luna freezer/frig slides out for easier access. The front 1/3 is the freezer and the rearward 2/3 is the refrigerator. It will keep a steak frozen rock solid ] The storage box behind the freezer/frig is also the wife's domain. It a customizable Pelican unit. And buttoned up. I'm suffering from "Spring Fever". Can't wait to get camping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COFFMAN Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Love ya rig, great work Whats the yellow bottle with the guages on it. Could you please show better pic of frige/freezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl*t Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 On board air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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