Project: “Comanche Limited”

[jpnjake]

It has been a long time since I posted on this thread, some pretty major upgrades to the MJ have been added, such as the Leather steering wheel I picked up in Kenosha, along with a 21 slot grill I also picked up at the Kenosha swap meet, also new are some 31 mud terrains thar really help even with 2wd. 

[89 MJ]

That black and chrome combo is just beautiful.

[jpnjake]

10 minutes ago, 89 MJ said:

That black and chrome combo is just beautiful.

Very much agree, black looks good but the chrome makes the black paint pop 

[jpnjake]

Finally pulled the MJ’s together, The Chief, My black one, and my Dads trail MJ

 

 

[Pete M]

an excellent family photo right there  

[jpnjake]

Just remembered I never posted the hidden train horn install, I did my Ho cooling system swap at the same time, and used the bracket for the bottle to mount my compressor and air tank 

The actual horn is mounted in the front crossmember, and I wired it into the interior. It runs off of a 3 position XJ rear washer switch, the top position locks in and charges the tank, and the momentary switch opens the valve and lets the horn go. 

 

 

[charmcityrambler]

that side mount toolbox looks good there - do you have to drill holes in the truck to mount it?

[jpnjake]

16 hours ago, charmcityrambler said:

that side mount toolbox looks good there - do you have to drill holes in the truck to mount it?

I did not, it mounts to the lip with little threaded hooks that hold onto the bed rail, and I have a peice of angle iron that rests on the bed, and if your running it without a bedliner you need a 4th support by the wheel well. I’ll post some pictures of it later 

[charmcityrambler]

2 hours ago, jpnjake said:

I did not, it mounts to the lip with little threaded hooks that hold onto the bed rail, and I have a peice of angle iron that rests on the bed, and if your running it without a bedliner you need a 4th support by the wheel well. I’ll post some pictures of it later 

That’s awesome!  I’ll have to try.

[jpnjake]

9 minutes ago, charmcityrambler said:

That’s awesome!  I’ll have to try.

It doesn’t take up a ton of room, I can fit almost any garden tractor in the bed still, even my one with 33 boggers on it. It really doesn’t take up any of the usable space 

[jpnjake]

Finally bit the bullet and painted the roof after all this time, I don’t even think I can look at how it was before in comparison 

 

Before:

 

Da’d down: 

 

Primed:

 

First Base:

 

 

Final product:

[jpnjake]

Also today added some misc things like chrome tow hooks, painted windshield trim and drip rails, but most importantly installed some NOS mopar rainguards 

 

[Pete M]

shiny!   

[jpnjake]

Today I picked up a really nice set of XJ limited seats, and have officially changed the name from Grandpa Jeep to Comanche limited as I feel it suits it’s new 21slot and seats well

[89 MJ]

That is going to look great in there!

[eaglescout526]

If you want to make your MJ really stand out, find the small Jeep letters found on the waggys and put it off set on the drivers side of your header panel like the 84-85 headers. 

[jpnjake]

Got the seats in last night there just wasn’t enough light for any of the pictures so I took them this morning 

[jpnjake]

19 hours ago, 89 MJ said:

That is going to look great in there!

Thanks Carter! I definitely have to agree, these are Imo the best looking seats ever put in an XJ and they are so comfortable 

[NHMJXJ]

Hey, wow those seat were meant to be in there!   Looks great!

 

[jpnjake]

17 hours ago, eaglescout526 said:

If you want to make your MJ really stand out, find the small Jeep letters found on the waggys and put it off set on the drivers side of your header panel like the 84-85 headers. 

That’s really interesting

Like these?

I had never heard or seen that before, it’s certainly interesting but personally I prefer it in the middle, it just looks like something is missing

[jpnjake]

23 minutes ago, NHMJXJ said:

Hey, wow those seat were meant to be in there!   Looks great!

 

 Thank you 

[jpnjake]

A couple weeks ago I went and met @frankspeed420 and purchased an MJ Visor from him, His craftsmanship is phenomenal on them and If you’ve been considering getting one I’d definitely recommend it, it is very solid and at a very fair price. 
 

 

[89 MJ]

Wow! This picture is stunning. The chrome, the visor, the lift, and the wheel and tire setup is perfect. 

[jpnjake]

24 minutes ago, 89 MJ said:

Wow! This picture is stunning. The chrome, the visor, the lift, and the wheel and tire setup is perfect. 

 Thank you Carter that means a lot 

[frankspeed420]

It does look awesome. Just the right size.