89 MJ Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 As a whole, it looks pretty darn solid though. The soft spots in the frame are unfortunate, but don’t look too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The86manche Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 13 hours ago, 89 MJ said: As a whole, it looks pretty darn solid though. The soft spots in the frame are unfortunate, but don’t look too bad. You are correct. It is still quite solid. Nothing that would question viability of this project at least. It's rough where the rear bumper brackets would bolt too. Oh well, rust belt woes haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The86manche Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 Last night I made more teardown progress! Arguably got the hardest part out of the way. Front and rear glass removed. I was able to save the rear window gasket too! The windshield though.. did not save. The slider I probably won't use again. The seals are failing and ir was leaking into the cab from the bottom corners. I have a cl lawerence 3 pane slider I'm thinking about using instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The86manche Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 You just love to see it... At least it's not rotted. Just rusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The86manche Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 I also removed the whole dash assembly, wiring and all. Sketchiest part of that was removing the defrost vent panel without breaking it. Which I succeeded at. It just feels like very dry and brittle plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The86manche Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 Just chugging right along here! Front and rear shocks are out, fenders off, heater core out, pulled the firewall insulation, wiper motor is almost out, all the wiring is removed. I picked away at the rust and scale to assess rust damage. Cab corners are gone. Both rockers are paper thin, driver floor is gone, passenger floor is decent. I've got two patches to do at the back of the cab where two drain plugs go. Driver fender is rotted at the bottom. Passenger fender was replaced at some point and has a date stamp of '92 on the back but it's good. Big strides! Major progress! Even with the rust.. I'm still happy with the progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H3ADBANG4L1F3 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Great progress! Both of our trucks are in a similar state of nakedness. I'll be watching yours for inspo. You may be able to touch up those seals on the slider with RTV, similar to what Pizzaman did to his vent windows. https://comancheclub.com/topic/68921-1990-comanche-eliminator/?do=findComment&comment=763885 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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