MJFeller75 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 1987 Jeep Comanche Base Model Factory 4.0L, 5-sp, 4wd, AMC231, SWB, D30/D35, 3.08 Light Blue/Light Blue Location/Titled: Whitwell, TN Status: Back on the road AGAIN!! Current Owner: Myself Future Owner: My Grandson Full HO Swap from 95 XJ, incl. all wiring harness to driver kickpanel (full rebuild on taillight harness; cab-pump harness inspected & refreshed); 4.0L HO w/ matching gauge cluster, AW4 Floor Shift w/ new fluid pump, seals, & torque converter, NP231J w/ BoostWerks linkage, HP D30 '00 XJ axle shafts Yukon 4.56 w/ Aussie Locker & RE 5.5" coil springs, disc brake 8.8 factory leaf SOA swap Yukon 4.56 open rear, new Rusty's shocks (all four), 33x12.5x15 on Soft 8's, 2.5" Flowmaster from header, aftermarket stubby winch bumper BKFabworks adj. 3-link kit, BKFabworks 1-ton steering kit (all 5/8" heims joints), BKFabworks adj. track bar & brackets (heims), BKFabworks Unibody Tie-in plating, 97+ Header/Fender Swap, LED Headlights, WJ Brake Booster/Master Cylinder, new calipers, rotors, pads on all wheels, hub assemblies, new SKF u-joints (all front to back), HVAC Box swap w/ new heater core & evaporator, Volvo 746 4 hole Injectors, new upper gaskets, Hi-Perf Water Pump, welded and sealed driver & passenger floor pans w/ reloacted seat studs, 84-96 XJ bucket seats, 3-prong steering wheel/tilt column swap, 97+ lighted rearview mirror, XJ rear speaker pod, all new Pioneer speakers, 52" curved light bar, working factory interior b-pillar lights, good factory headliner, and lots more little odds and ends. Interior is original except carpet, seats, & center console (all gray). Kept factory bench seat (poor), fenders, header panel/grill/light assy, & manual center console (good cond). NOT ONE CORNER HAS BEEN CUT ON THIS BUILD and I'm proud to say that after some of the suggestions I heard throughout the process! UPCOMING PROJECTS: '99 XJ wishbone intake w/ TB & sensors (have all parts), extended braided brake line kit, complete AC system install, factory rear sliding glass and frame replace (currently have), windshield replace, all window tint, SYE, winch w/synthetic cable, rear bumper w/ light pods, stereo/bluetooth install, new gauge facing, LED gauge cluster & interior lighting, chromoly axle shafts (both axles) BKFabworks Custom Rock Sliders, body work cab/bed, paint original color, new tires, fender/bed armor Never have I took on such an extensive project, not to mention my first Jeep build....with 90% of work performed by ONLY your's truly (8.8 install, floor pan install, Unibody tie-in plating, and bumper install courtesy of: BKFabworks, LLC). My mother won a brand new '87 Comanche SporTruck off the radio when I was 13 and it grew on me pretty quick, but never got into the Jeep scene for 25 years, until 2012 when my younger brother built his '99 XJ, two years after being diagnosed with terminal bone cancer. We lived side by side, so the last 5 years of his life we were together almost every day, and wrenched on cars for years together for hobby. Couple months before he passed he mentioned how he wished he had time for Me and Him to build a Jeep together, but what he really wanted to buiild was a Comanche. Two years and five days after he passed on December 28th, 2017, I traded my '87 GMC Sierra Classic I had always wanted since a kit, all original except for axles upgraded, 135,000, for this Comanche FILLED with disaster after disaster. ONLY headlights worked, absolute wiring disaster with severe fluid leak damage on fuse block, engine idled at 3000 rpm, PO just finished a HO long block swap but utilizing Renix Intake, TB & sensors, vacuum line nightmare, no floorpans, total oily messy disaster under the hood....but somewhat ran and drove. So after complete wiring harness replacement (round #1) on top of MANY, MANY other dilemmas, a broken piston ring finally ended my 2 month daily driving streak. June 22nd, 2019 I unexpectedly decided to do a full HO swap for it when I rolled my '95 XJ, and make as many repairs and upgrades that I could along the way. June 27th I began stripping the Comanche and the rest is in the pictures and everything listed above. So here we are, full blown MJ addict refusing to get help, but did cut my Jeep inventory back to my Mj and little brother's XJ, and I'll part with them the same manner as he did. Sorry for the length! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 *A6 Seats - Vinyl High Back Bucket -Q8 3LR APA MONOTONE PAINT PACKAGE CBA BENCH SEAT - STRAIGHT BK CGX Head Restraints-Outboard Seating, RR CKA CARPETS - CLASS I SHORT PILE 8 - 12 OZ DDQ Transmission - 5-Speed Manual ERB ENGINE - 4.0L I6 MPI GAS GAC ALL WINDOWS - TINTED GLASS GTZ MIRRORS - MANUAL REMOTE HCC HEATER W/UPR LEVEL VENTIL - TYPE II JAY Instrument Cluster w/Tach JGB Clock - Digital JJA CIGAR LIGHTER - FRT COMP LAP FUEL ECONOMY SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT LMA HALOGEN HEADLAMPS MBJ Bumper - Front, Black MDA FRT LICENSE PLATE ATTACH REQUIRED NAA ESA W/CATALYST (EXC CALIF SYSTEM) PXG ECO Green Peral Coat QXG ECO Green Peral Coat RAF Radio - AM/FM Cassette SBA POWER STEERING TBG SPARE TIRE - COMPACT WJM Wheels - 15 x 7.0 Chrome Build date 5/6/87 Body code JL61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Selling Dealer: RICART CHRYSLER JEEP Columbus, OH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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