Danish MJ Build/Restoration thread

[1979Kent]

Hi from Denmark

I got my hands on a 1988 Jeep Comanche Laredo Longbed Big ton.

I have known the jeep and owner for close to 20 years.

It has been in a carport since 2011.

I want to restore/build it because its a awesome little 4x4 and i freaking love to restore/rebuild stuff in the garage (theraphy)

and my last big project has just been moved out:-)

Project goal: Rustfree, reliable(wiring/electrical) daily driver with a lot off my mods.

At my work i develop fixtures for robot and cnc machines, everything from inventing/drawing it up in Inventor to lasercutting/bending/milling/welding..... useful :-) 

[neohic]

Welcome! 

[1979Kent]

Thanks

 

Rear Framerot!!

[1979Kent]

And Right side aswell

[1979Kent]

New drop springmounts and Uprofile for bottom of the rear frame

[1979Kent]

[1979Kent]

New bed mounts fabricated... one of old actually feld on me when i unscrew it from the bed

[Limeyjeeper]

Welcome, some nice fabrication work!!

[Pete M]

love it!    some fantastic skills going on here!   

 

be sure to add yourself to the member's map

https://comancheclub.com/topic/44501-members-map-new-and-improved-and-functional/

 

[1979Kent]

9 minutes ago, Limeyjeeper said:

Welcome, some nice fabrication work!!

Thanks you kinda have to make up most of frame/sheetmetal.

Not alot avaible.

[89 MJ]

Any more progress on the truck lately?

[1979Kent]

Yes i will have pictures and update tomorrow.

some progress and a lot of hours :-)

[1979Kent]

Hi

Now most of the topplate on rear frame is new aswell as the lower 2 inches the entire frame. new 1 inch drop springmounts

I inspected the X frame and it was bad aswell so i decided fab a new one from 80x80 no more layered plate.

I still need to fab the tie ins from x to upper lip.

 

Bed mounts welded in.

Theres around 30% orignal metal in the rear frame left....

"Why didnt you fab the entire frame from box profiletubing.... Better, stronger, easier and no doubleplate?"

in hindsight...........

[1979Kent]

I kept the Rights side front bed mount as reference and because it looked okay, but on further inspection top plate is delaminating from rust, so i still need to replace the last 4 inches of the top frame plate.

[1979Kent]

I drilled some holes in the frame under the cab and its thiiiiin

Lesson learned i am going to fab the entire frame inder the cab from 3mm plate instead of patching.

 

[Pete M]

better safe than sorry.    never hurts to add more steel to a 4x4