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[RockRodHooligan]

1989 Jeep Comanche Pioneer

4.0/AW4/2WD/D35/Short bed

Build date: will have to check

Current location: Noblesville IN

Status: Awaiting closer inspection

Notes: Vent wing windows, sliding rear glass, cargo light, tilt, AC, cruise, bench seat, factory 4 speaker stereo.

 

I picked it up with the intention of using it as a parts truck for my 89 Sportruck for $200, no title, no keys, transmission won't shift out of park(haven't verified), 4 flat tires, they pulled the doghouse, tailgate, drivers wing window was out, window rolled down(don't know how long), had been told that the drivers leaf spring was broken only to find out they cut it at the eye for the bushings, then pulled it around the guys yard by the bumpers almost ripping them off. When I saw the passenger side pictures in the add, I thought they had camo wrapped part of it, no not Mossy Oak, just moss, the plates expired 02/28/2002 so it sat for the better part of 15 years. The engine and bed were full of nut shells and other junk.

Came to look at it on a Friday, and paid for it, me and a friend came back Saturday with a trailer to take it back home. After several hours of working on it, we got the drivers vent window back in(bottom tab rusted off), got it sat back on the drivers leaf spring(luckily they left enough to use as a cradle for the bushings still on the body), removed the driveshaft, swapped on the wheels and tires off of my Sportruck, we found out the drums were locked up and NOT coming off, so we were going to have to drag it onto the trailer. As we were doing all of this, I start noticing little things, like the interior is in surprisingly good shape(aside from the mouse poop smell and the headliner that's been chewed on), the body is in decent shape, fairly rust free(the frame is in great shape), we pulled the bed mat out with most of the nuts and junk, the inside of the bed is in pretty good shape, no rust despite all the crap that had been back there for who knows how long...... This thing looks like it has good bones.

5 hours after getting there, we finally got it on the trailer and back on the road(no help from the seller, they weren't even there). Once I got back home, I decided to take it to the car wash and spray the dirt and crap off of it so I wasn't dealing with it falling in my face once i start pulling parts off of it........ And i wanted to see what she hid under the years of dirt, see just how good of bones she had.

Fast forward a couple of weeks, and I decided to see if there was any chance the registration was still in the glove box, and sure enough, there it was, at the bottom of a big mouse nest that filled the glove box. Some of it was destroyed by the mice(maybe chipmunks?), but the important information was still there, the names and address last people who registered it. Something was nagging at me, so i did a quick Google search of the guys name. He passed away the end of May , and I found the obituary that the funeral home put up. Turns out they guy was a Jeep guy and off-roader too. I'm considering mailing his wife a letter explaining that I now have this truck, and would like to try and rebuild this truck, and with her help, get a legitimate title for it.

[Sug105]

I hope that worked out for you, with the title, and the truck.  Great story, good lookin truck in the raw.

[JMO413]

*E1	Cloth Bench Seat
-Q8
141	Zone 41-Cincinatti
1AA	U.S. Dealer Retail
5AM	Largo Tracking
5KN	Metro Cars of Detroit
ADA	Light Group
ALN	Body Color Bumper Group
APA	Monotone Paint
BAY	105 Amp Alternator
BCY	BATTERY, 58-475 CC
BGA	Power Front Disc/Rear Drum Brakes
BJA	STD DUTY FRT DISC BRAKES
BKP	10x2.5 Rear Drum Brakes
CBA	Straight Back Bench Seat
CKA	Carpets - Floor and Cargo Area
CSR	Passenger Assist Handles
DGB	All 4-Speed Automatic Transmissions
DGS	4-Speed Automatic AW4 Transmission
DHA	Lock-Up Torque Converter
DHT	Elec,Shift-on-the-Fly,P/Time T/Case
DMD	3.55 Rear Axle Ratio
DRJ	175MM Rear Axle
EAA	All Engines
EAF	ALL FUEL INJECTED ENGINES-GAS
ERB	ENGINE - 4.0L I6 MPI GAS
GAC	Tinted Glass Windows
GBB	Tinted Windshield Glass
GCB	Front Door Tinted Glass
GEC	Front Left Side Sliding Window
GFD	Rear Sliding Window
GNA	Rear View Day/Night Mirror
GNB	Driver Side Illuminated Sun Visor
GRZ	Left Remote Mirror
GSZ	Right Remote Control Mirror
GTZ	Manual Remote Mirrors
HAA	Air Conditioning
JAA	Instrument Panel
JAZ	DO NOT USE - See JP, KA classes
JBD	BEZEL-I/PANEL CLUSTER - BRIGHT
JCA	85 MPH Primary Speedometer
JHA	Var Intermittent Windshield Wipers
JJA	Cigar Lighter
JKB	MOPAR Hood Lock
K2X	STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
K3C	STRIPE/BADGE/MOLDING/COLOR
KKE
LAF	Seat Belt Alert-Driver Seat only
LAJ	Headlamps On Warning Chimes
LBB	Courtesy Lamps
LBC	Glove Box Lamp
LBD	Ash Tray Lamp
LBE	Door Armrest Storage Lamp
LCJ	DOME/READING LAMP B-PILLAR
LDH	U/Hood, Removable/Rechargeable Lamp
LHD	Headlamp Off Time Delay
LMA	Halogen Headlamps
LPE	Cargo Lamp
MB1	Black Front Bumper
MBJ	Black Powder Coated Front Bumper
MFG	Body Color Headlamp Bezels
MHA	Black Windshield Moldings
MMC	Rear Door Solid Window Insert
MMG	Belt Moldings
MMK	Lower Grille Surround-Painted Silver
NAA	Federal Emissions
NBA	LIGHT DUTY CYCLE
NBK	EVAP Control System
NDA	Catalytic Converter
NF2	18.5 Gallon Fuel Tank
NHM	Speed Control
PQ9	DRK BALTIC BLUE M CC PRIMARY PAINT - HQ9
QQ9	DK BALTIC BLUE MCC SECONDARY PAINT - HQ9
RAA	All Radio Equipped Vehicles
RAB	AM/FM Radio
RCD	4 Speakers
SBA	Power Rack and Pinion Steering
SCE	Alcantara Wrap Steering Wheel
SFA	Standard Duty Shock Absorbers
SGA	Rear Shock Absorbers
SUA	Tilt Steering Column
TAA	All Tires
TAE	MUD && SNOW TREAD
TBC	Compact Spare Tire
TBM	Tire Carrier Winch
TMW	P265/60r18 BSW A/S All Terrain Tires
WJM	15X7.0 Chrome Wheels
XBS	Pickup Box
XFA	-35F Protection Anti-Freeze
YAA	Build To U.S. Mkt. Specifications
YGE	5 Additional Gallons of Gas
Z01	Rear Spring Group I
Z1A	GVW/Payload Rating
Z59	Left Front Spring Group Ix
Z78	Right Front Spring Group VIII

 

Body Model TM61

Build Date 4/13/89

[jdog]

Selling Dealer: H E MC GONIGAL INC

Kokomo, IN