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20 hours ago, MiNi Beast said:

Right on. Thanks for sharing your experience. :L: 

I like the flooring idea. I have a stock used shifter boot  for console. As Ill be going that yj boot style no console look. 

Not sure but I can't say that vinyls for the headliner be good if have a good shell. I may go that route myself, easy clean up with a finished appeal. Sweet luxurious dreams! :comancheB:

 

Kind of what I was thinking with the vinyl also. It seems easier to get locally than the headline cloth/foam material. 

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Finally, this interior is starting to look like an interior again. 

 

Bucket Seats pulled

Carpet pulled

Surface rust addressed and Por15 applied

Noico Sound Deadener put through out the cab

New RF speakers installed

ACC vinyl flooring installed (2nd flooring after I messed up the first)

Original Bench Seat reupholstered in full marine vinyl

All interior trim pieces were cleaned and painted. 

 

Still need to do the headliner, clean the door panels etc. 

 

 

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On 3/11/2022 at 8:52 AM, JWheeler331 said:

Wanted to give an update on the lift situation. 

 

I had inquired about ordering a lift from Rocky Road Outfitters. I read mixed reviews and others shared concerns about ordering from them. Said they were super slow on shipping and that the customer service was spotty. 

 

It gave me pause but in the end they just had everything I wanted so I gave them a shot. 

 

They told me they were running about 5 weeks out which was fine for me. I have plenty other things to work on. 

 

I ordered on Feb 21 and they shipped it on March 10. 

 

So they actually have shipped it all in 17 days. Not too bad and that is including the weekends too. 

 

So far I have been very pleased with the customer service on the phone and then so far with the ordering process. All the parts should arrive Tuesday March 15. 

 

 

On Sunday, March 13, 2022 most of my lift showed up. Still missing a few pieces such as the shocks, drop pitman arm and YJ Slip Yoke which are being drop shipped from someone other than Rocky Road Outfitters. I was told that after a phone call to make sure those parts were on the way and not forgotten. 

 

Since they sent some new stickers I figured I would put one on the inside of the tool box. 

 

I don't like stickers on my vehicles for the most part. Where do you put your stickers? 

 

 

 

 

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9 hours ago, JWheeler331 said:

Since they sent some new stickers I figured I would put one on the inside of the tool box. 

 

I don't like stickers on my vehicles for the most part. Where do you put your stickers?

 

Some of my stickers go on the back glass. The rest go to the tool boxes. If I sticker an automobile its only going on glass. I can't bring myself to put stickers over paint.

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4 hours ago, watchamakalit said:

 

Some of my stickers go on the back glass. The rest go to the tool boxes. If I sticker an automobile its only going on glass. I can't bring myself to put stickers over paint.


i don’t normally sticker vehicles but have put some on the glass before. 

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13 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said:

Sweetness. :popcorn: interior looks good. Kinda makes me want to do mine now. Even add the Pillar speaker. 5x8 right?? :dunno: 

Lift kit looks well packaged.. keep us updated on install and utilization of their lift kit setup. :shhh:

Definitely well packaged. The pillar speaker was originally a 4x6 so I went back with a stock size. Just need something to listen to. Don’t have to be super loud. 
 

I’ll be sure to keep the site updates on the kit. 

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The interior turned out to be a bigger job than expected or at least take longer than expected. Still need to do the headliner. I am waiting on the spray adhesive to come in. The full dash cluster is ready to go in I believe. I upgraded to all LED lights in the Cluster. 

 

The lift is just about all in. Just waiting on a slip yoke and drop pitman arm. Shocks came in yesterday. 

 

Before I start the next big project on the Comanche I wanted to just drive and enjoy it some so for the last week I have been taking it out in the evenings and just cruising around town. I have enjoyed driving this truck. It reminds me of when I was younger. The first few vehicles I had were old 80s model 4x4 trucks with manual transmissions. 

 

Anyways, I thought I would share a few pics of the truck out and about. 

 

 

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Replaced my headliner yesterday. It was not very hard but I did make a couple mistakes early on that I corrected as I went. 

 

Mostly, my backing board was pretty rough. Some of the glue pulled up chunks of the backing board and I did not think it would be noticeable but it is slightly. The first corner I had a wrinkle but was able to see what I was doing and how to correct it so that the others are just about perfect. 

 

All in all, I am happy with the way it turned out. If I ever have to do it again I will make some corrections and should be an easier process. 

 

Here are a few photos of course. 

 

One of my visor clips is broke but I was pointed to someone here who makes them. Maybe I can get one and paint it and replace it. 

 

I also need to source some new grey sun visors. Mine are pretty much shot. 

 

 

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Was there ever really any other choice for a radio? The Comanche Pioneer got a Pioneer radio today. 
 

on a side note……

 

the radio guy said ninjas no power behind the radio. He had to run two new power wires. He also said that my blower motor was causing my fuse box to almost melt. Said it was getting so hot that he almost went through the fuse with the tester. 
 

what could cause that ? No grounded properly? Something else ?  

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Hopefully this will be the last photo as stock height. All my lift is in and will be starting on that this weekend. 

 

Also, trying to redo these 86 Comanche side badges. First a coat of flat black for the background then I will try to polish that off to reveal the silver underneath. 

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Well, the lift is on, finally. Ended up having to get some help from a local shop. I don’t have help around here and needed some extra hands. 

 

I am happy with the way it turned out. Rides great. Haven’t flexed it anywhere but the ride is better and with new U joints it’s definitely noticeably stronger when taking off and shifting gears. 

 

anyway, here are a few pics. 

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And it just wouldn’t be a jeep without another problem once one is fixed. 
 

after a 30 mile interstate drive I got home and had lots of oil on my front driver shock and inner fender and other places in that general area. Opened the air box after noticing lots of oil at the bottom of the air box. My air filter had lots of oil in it. Now I’ll have to try and address that issue. 
 

 

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On 4/8/2022 at 6:01 PM, Pete M said:

look up the valve cover mods and make sure that the small tube coming off the cover is clean inside. :L: 

 

I saw the Valve Cover Mod and will def. be doing that in the near future. 

 

For now though I changed all of the front and rear vacuum/CCV hoses along with the rear vent tube on the back of the valve cover. Drove it a bunch yesterday and so far that seems to have fixed the problem. 

 

It was throwing me off because the previous owner stuck a PCV valve or something in the front of the valve cover. It has now been corrected to the correct stuff. 

 

Also, changed the oil and oil filter. 

 

 

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Also, Saturday I took the Comanche off roading for the first time since I have had it. Nothing crazy. Just a mild dirt pit on some family land to just flex it some and drive it around and get used to it. Wanted to put some miles on it so that I could find out if the oil/air box thing was fixed. It appears that it may be fixed or at the very least manageable for now. 

 

I have not done as much work as many of you but I have been doing a lot of work and it is good to finally get to enjoy the truck while I continue to work on it. 

 

 

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On 4/1/2022 at 10:28 PM, JWheeler331 said:

Well, the lift is on, finally. Ended up having to get some help from a local shop. I don’t have help around here and needed some extra hands. 

 

I am happy with the way it turned out. Rides great. Haven’t flexed it anywhere but the ride is better and with new U joints it’s definitely noticeably stronger when taking off and shifting gears. 

 

anyway, here are a few pics. 

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Looks great..... How much is the lift and what size tires are you running?

Thanks,

Jimi

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Just now, JimiGibbs said:

Looks great..... How much is the lift and what size tires are you running?

Thanks,

Jimi

The lift is 6 inches and right now I am currently running 31x10.5r15 tires. The plan is to move to 33'' tires but I have not yet decided if I want to run 33x10.5 or 33x12.5. 

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10 minutes ago, Pete M said:

truly an epic day :D  :comanche:   I got 5 minutes into my first offroading adventure after the buildup before it overheated.  you're already doing better than me :L:  

 

Well I am def. thankful that I did not overheat. I have enough things to fix but you know what they say...... Jeep, Just Empty Every Pocket. 

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