Why Do These Always Happen So Far From Me!!!

[skidoo_j]

Two comanches with factory roll bars for 2800!!!!  WTH.  

 

http://mansfield.craigslist.org/cto/4271604102.html

 

 

1986 & 1988 Jeep Comanches FS/FT - $2800 (Bucyrus)

1988 Jeep Comanche odometer: 203000manual transmission

My health has been bad enough that I've decided to just cut my losses and get rid of these how they sit. I will not be performing any repairs, even if it might only be something relatively minor, because my condition just will not allow for me to be leaning over into the engine bay for long. And since they are just driveway decorations basically, I'm not paying someone to perform them either. I'll just say these are "as is" and provide as much info about them as I can below to hopefully get these moved fast. Here's your chance to have a great little truck that has everyone coming up to you and asking how you managed to put a truck bed on a Cherokee.

Asking $2800obo, will sell the '86 separate for $1000obo. Will not sell the '88 separate unless the '86 sells first, NO payments, cash only.

Will trade both for a 2000 or newer Crown Victoria Police Interceptor only. Don't waste my time with any other offers. I need something reliable that will last, nothing fits that better than a P71.

Email is the best way to get in touch with me, or you can text before 8PM but I'll probably be slow to respond.

BRING A TRAILER, neither one can be driven currently.


The '86

2.8L
AX-5 w/external slave
Command-trac 4x4

The Good:
Holley Fuel Injection
Edelbrock Intake Manifold
Edelbrock Valve Covers
Factory LWB Roll Bar
Near mint rare black interior (small tear on driver side vinyl of the lower seat)
3/4 Gauge Cluster (no tach but has everything else)

Comes with:
New Monroe Sensa-Trac shocks, front and rear (rear are load adjusting ones)
New Master and Slave Cylinder
New Motor Mounts
New BFG AT T/A KO tires (235/75 R15)
All 3 hubcaps that are not in the pictures
Spare rear solid window

The bad:
Slave cylinder is out
Brakes are shot
Broken brake line in the rear
Right rear wheel is locked up
Motor mounts are shot
Typical Ohio rust belt rust

The maybe:
PO claims the engine was rebuilt 30k miles ago but couldn't find the receipt to prove it. I kind of want to think it's true though with the kind of money that was spent on upgrades for this engine and because it seemed to run better than the 2.8 I had in my other '86. Take that with a grain of salt though since I don't know for sure.

There is no battery or fuel in it, bring your own if you want to hear it run. Like I said though the motor mounts are cracked, because of that I won't let it be ran if you are not serious. It's also not tuned at all and runs pretty rough, no smoke though. It does fire right up.


The '88

4.0L I6
BA-10/5 (5spd)
Command-trac 4x4
SWB

The Good:
factory swb rollbar
factory skids on the gas tank and t case
xj bucket seats with the big bolsters
full center console
cargo light
interior lights package
factory dash clock
ford 302 19# injectors
1 inch throttle body spacer
rustys intake tube
sunroof (doesn't leak)
4.5 inch lift
97+ xj side view mirrors
h4 headlights with built in city lights
factory front tow hooks
new larger CCA battery

Comes with:
daystar red superkit
clutch kit
engine and transmission mounts
full felpro engine gasket kit
1997+ steel valve cover with the baffle
new tail pipe
custom tube nerf bars
stock radio
spare driver and passenger side window glass
ton of other parts I know I'm forgetting (enough to fill a Ford Escape)

The Bad:
Rear main leaks
Needs tires
Track bar is off because of a broken link
Coolant line burst while out and about recently in the extreme cold (1/24/14)

Fires right up, runs and drives fine. I did start on the rear main fix since it's so easy on these engines but because my health went downhill all I ended up doing was an oil change basically. Put some Delo 400 in it since it's better and thicker, as well as a new Wix filter. It really quieted the thing down from when I got it and it had 10w30 in it, still a noisy high mileage 4.0L "diesel" with all it's rattles and taps though. The BA-10/5 is one of the smoothest shifting manuals I've used in an old truck.

[onlyinajeep726]

I want to know who here on CC owns these... they look very familiar.

 

Edit: That rusty '86 is owned (or was owned) by GirsMJ86.  The Holley injection on the 2.8 gives it away.

[AeroNautical]

It does indeed look very familiar, I sold a wooden bezel and a center console just like that to someone on here a few months ago. I believe it was GirsMJ86, as onlyinajeep said. 

[GirsMJ86]

Yup, they are mine. Your title sounds like my complaint most the time. You guys out west get ones in so much better shape then us here, for less then what they go for around here to boot! Crazy.

 

Have had them posted on the club for awhile now (http://comancheclub.com/topic/40334-1986-and-1988-oh-2000/), taking a pretty big hit on price with that club offer but I'm starting to catch some serious flak from my father for having them sitting in his driveway for so long and would rather see them go to a club member then someone on CL. And I really need to get a running/driving/reliable car since I have nothing at the moment. I've pretty much laid things out on them, but have had zero interest pretty much. Someone offered me $2000 for just the '88, but the weather has prevented a deal from happening and have not heard anything for a couple weeks now from him. So back to square one.

 

The wooden bezel, factory fog lights, and a few other parts I have won't be going with them. And if they are still sitting with no interest in a month or so, someone here on the club is bringing black buckets to swap with the bench seat. Then if they are still just sitting come summer... the '86 will probably get scrapped (after I slowly gut the interior/remove roll bar) and I'm going to try my best to just get the '88 fixed up. I'd really hate to see the '88 go since it's sitting exactly how I want an MJ, other then not being an auto, but I just can't do it anymore right now. I'm pretty much living on pain meds until insurance gets straightened out so I can get back on the real medication, but I've been off it for so many years now there is no guarantee it will work again, and the next step is basically surgery if it's bad enough and can't be brought back under control. Has not been a fun past year for me.