jbain Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Today's goal is to finish up the interior. First thing that needs buttoned up is filling the holes for the MJ Strikers and permanent mount the strikers for the 97 doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCO6 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 15 hours ago, jbain said: Took advantage of the Pitbull Valentine's Day sale and scooped me up a set of 37 Rockers! I've always wanted a set of these tires. A tire sale on Valentine's day?!!! More women need to know about this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Had a crack on the door side lip of my B-Pillar plastic so I mixed up a little Resin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 3 hours ago, PCO6 said: A tire sale on Valentine's day?!!! More women need to know about this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Spent the better part of the day finishing up the wiring on the MJ. I still needed to wire the 97 3 wire door jamb light switch to the MJ single wire setup. I was also able to get the floor board lights working. Wiring is complete! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Finished up the door jambs, turned out pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Finished the rear bumper up today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Front bumper is also ready to hang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Today marks a big milestone on my Comanche build. After 4 months and countless hours in the garage the 97 conversation is finally complete. I finished up the door jambs, all the interior plastic, seats and even got all the Sport truck and Cherokee decals off it. Now for the fun stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 I also finished cleaning up a set of old school Daylighters. These should look good on the Comanche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 I gotta say I felt a lot like a kid on Christmas morning when I unwrapped these M-Max Notch Customs Flares this evening. These are gonna get mounted then color matched and should do a decent job of covering those 37 Rockers. Time to start cutting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 3 hours ago, jbain said: I gotta say I felt a lot like a kid on Christmas morning when I unwrapped these M-Max Notch Customs Flares this evening. These are gonna get mounted then color matched and should do a decent job of covering those 37 Rockers. Time to start cutting! Now those are cool, since they're actually made to fit the MJ. I didn't know they were out there. Looking forward to seeing the install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 I chose them because when color matched they look as if they could have been offered from the factory . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 Gonna try and tear this thing apart today for some much needed maintenance, might even give it a fresh coat of paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 The.drum was a rusty dirty mess, but a little elbow grease and some rust conversation and it's ready for some etching primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 Glad to see the planetary gears with very little wear and no water intrusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 I sure hope I remember how this all goes back together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 You only picked up this truck about four months ago. Already seven pages of documentation and the finish line is close. This is a high quality build thread. Well done Chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 27 minutes ago, HOrnbrod said: You only picked up this truck about four months ago. Already seven pages of documentation and the finish line is close. This is a high quality build thread. Well done Chief. Thanks brother, I have vacation scheduled in July so I gotta stay after it. My brother and I plan to drive from WV to Colorado then cross the state using as much dirt and mountain passes as possible. Eventually dropping into Moab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Gears are back together, for anyone considering this go for it. There is tons of YouTube videos if anything gets out of order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Finished reassembling, Optested Sat, Spooled and ready to go on the shelf until the MJ comes back from paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 That winch looks brand new again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 23 hours ago, DirtyComanche said: That winch looks brand new again. It definitely turned out nice, a guy gave it to me because he couldn't get it to work. I just assumed it was full of water but was surprised to find it clean inside. Did a quick test and found that in and out both had bad solenoids. Bought some good paint and some line and it's as good as new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, jbain said: It definitely turned out nice, a guy gave it to me because he couldn't get it to work. I just assumed it was full of water but was surprised to find it clean inside. Did a quick test and found that in and out both had bad solenoids. Bought some good paint and some line and it's as good as new. Those solenoids do tend to fail. Lots of guys upgrade to solid state contactors instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbain Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Got an early start this morning and got the front 2 Notch Flares mounted and the fenders trimmed. I'm happy that the cut fenders I had on the truck still had enough "Meat" to allow me hang the flares. However I'm not impressed at all with the fit and finish of the flares themselves. I'd love to get started on the rear but I gotta take off and go pick up my rear axle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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