500 MJ Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Sweet Ride Pat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Pat, if you keep it for awhile, my dad has a couple of parts for that thing. he has a brush guard and some grills plus some other little doodads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Pat, if you keep it for awhile, my dad has a couple of parts for that thing. he has a brush guard and some grills plus some other little doodads. this will probably be sticking around. we shall see :D but, I'd love to get some parts from him. also, I may need help with body work. you're more experienced than I am at it, wanna help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comanchedude Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 You did good, I would take that offer anytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 guys, don't be alarmed, BUT.... I'm actually gonna run badges on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaterjeep Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 guys, don't be alarmed, BUT.... I'm actually gonna run badges on it :eek: :eek: :eek: :nuts: :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha Warrior Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 guys, don't be alarmed, BUT.... I'm actually gonna run badges on it if you harm this truck in any way, I will kill you. :brows: its too nice to fawk with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1awind Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 ok fill me in here ... run badges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha Warrior Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 ok fill me in here ... run badges? keep the original badges on the heep. Instead of yanking them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 My guess is ComancheClub decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 My guess is ComancheClub decals. nah, keep the original badges. in case you guys hadn't noticed...I have a tendancy to rip them off my MJ's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnuck Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 dude you just scored bigtime! An I mean bigtime! Its not a QT truck. a QT truck has a BW 13-39 case, fulltime with optional lo/hi. 1974 was the first year for QT. 1979 was the last year for them. Any wag after that got a 'Quadra-trac' NP 219/229 case. Full-time, limited slip viscous coupler. A Dana20 is a Part time case, AFAIK the shifter is on the pass side of the trans hump. Fully geared. Awesome case. Front axle is a D-44, you possibly have closed knuckles. Should also have a D-60 rear, full floaty. You've got a helluva rig in its own. The 360 with a Turbo-400 coupled to a D-20 and some good axles makes this truck a great hauler. Check out IFSJA again, good stuff on there. Did he find you a D20 adapter? The stock ones break VERY easy. The Borg is okay as long as the chain isn't stretched (mine was so bad my truck could roll 12" back and forth in park!) and Dana 20 is fairly tough. If the TH400 acts up at all, give it a can of STP engine oil treatment (did mine back in '01 when it wouldn't even shift into drive!) 5 lug wheels mean closed knuckle on the pickups (Wagoneers got a couple years of open knuckle D30 or D44 front with 5 lug and drum brakes) I put a J20 axle in mine and flipped the rear shackle (you just need a longer set of shocks and angle shims for the diff to align the driveshaft) lightned the pic a little Image Not Found Here's my old one (before I rolled it) working as usual. Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Did he find you a D20 adapter? The stock ones break VERY easy. The Borg is okay as long as the chain isn't stretched (mine was so bad my truck could roll 12" back and forth in park!) and Dana 20 is fairly tough. If the TH400 acts up at all, give it a can of STP engine oil treatment (did mine back in '01 when it wouldn't even shift into drive!) 5 lug wheels mean closed knuckle on the pickups (Wagoneers got a couple years of open knuckle D30 or D44 front with 5 lug and drum brakes) I put a J20 axle in mine and flipped the rear shackle (you just need a longer set of shocks and angle shims for the diff to align the driveshaft) lightned the pic a little Image Not Found Here's my old one (before I rolled it) working as usual. Image Not Found too bright lol no, he didn't find me an adapter...hes just giving me a spare th400 and dana 20 that is intact :brows: so I'll be all set there as for closed knuckle, I'm sorry I don't know much about anything but MJ's and XJ's and volkswagons. what does that mean? good or bad? and why did you flip the rear shackle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha Warrior Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 closed knuckle means just that. an enclosed knuckle that is greasable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 here's the truck I'll be doing the swap on finger got in the way that's original miles and interior. not too shabby really. gonna be swapped to a non-disco front, it's a d35, 3.55 rear so I'm using the matching front. aw4 auto, np242 t-case. all the parts are coming off my 1990 donor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Pat, if you keep it for awhile, my dad has a couple of parts for that thing. he has a brush guard and some grills plus some other little doodads. this will probably be sticking around. we shall see :D but, I'd love to get some parts from him. also, I may need help with body work. you're more experienced than I am at it, wanna help? bodywork! :mad: no just kidding, whenever you need a hand, you know the number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 bodywork! :mad: no just kidding, whenever you need a hand, you know the number. I'm starting on the 90 parts xj teardown in the next week or so. I may need to do ball joints on the new axle :( but, next week we're also gettin the MJ started and pulled into the sun and running...he's already put octane booster and new 93 octane fuel in to mix with the old fuel. tires aired up to see how long they'll hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha Warrior Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 bodywork! :mad: no just kidding, whenever you need a hand, you know the number. I'm starting on the 90 parts xj teardown in the next week or so. I may need to do ball joints on the new axle :( but, next week we're also gettin the MJ started and pulled into the sun and running...he's already put octane booster and new 93 octane fuel in to mix with the old fuel. tires aired up to see how long they'll hold. you mean the SJ? 'Cause that MJ to put up looks pretty full of air and gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted December 20, 2007 Author Share Posted December 20, 2007 yea that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnuck Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 too bright lol no, he didn't find me an adapter...hes just giving me a spare th400 and dana 20 that is intact :brows: so I'll be all set there as for closed knuckle, I'm sorry I don't know much about anything but MJ's and XJ's and volkswagons. what does that mean? good or bad? and why did you flip the rear shackle? Looks good on a CRT screen. Closed knuckle is old school as in "Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around!" Very wide turning radius. (the ball end design keeps you from making it any better too) Rear shackle was flipped to clear the 36" tires with a load on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 I went back and wanted to taunt you all with some better pics ....also it shows the true condition of the body. the passenger side rocker panel and floor driver's side... from the tailgate you can see it's a 72 with drop pins. (yeah, i know, you really can't see it...but just imagine...) camper shell top driver's side front fender damage this'll be the donor flare for the rear left and provided this isn't all bondo, I may use some for the rear right quarter repairs it won't be coming home for a few months, I don't have a spot to fix it right now with all my other comanche projects and cherokee (yea yea, halfsize i know), but soon as I do this comes home for a t-case re-install, some rust prevention, some minor body repair, and then it will be driven the way it is for a while (if i drive it at all) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I'd do it. All this talk of J trucks is giving me that happy feeling. Excuse me while I go touch myself. :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86FUBAR Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 i love the performance holes in the air cleaner, i gues fliping the lid made to much sense nice find pat , now i gota find my own jtruck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89MJComanche Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 ANY RUST FREE SHORT BED J TRUCK IS AWESOME!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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