One Owner 92

[NRT_Chris]

I was recently searching for my next Jeep Offroad racing project and put the word out on my Instagram. I was looking to build a short course Mini Stock for the Great American Short Course series that was similar to the old Micky Thompson Stadium trucks. I have several people offer donor MJs that were basically destroyed, they would have been perfect!

 

During the search I was contacted by a friend of mine Kevin who had purchased a 92 Comanche from his neighbor who was the original owner. The neighbor is in his late 70 and decided to moved out of California. They never really did and of the title paperwork as it was assumed the pink had been lost years ago. I wasn't to concerned about the lack of title because i had planed on building my new racer.

 

A little over a week ago we did the deal. After getting the MJ home i quickly realized this jeep was in way to good of shape to become a race truck. The OG owner had taken meticulous care of it. Every Oil change and Maintenance was recorded from 92 up to 2021 when it appears the owner stopped driving it. The books showing this care were in the glove box along with some of the original sales paperwork! Having driven the jeep a little the care taken by the OG owner really shows. With 238k on the clock the jeep drives like a new truck! 

 

I have decided to Jump through the Hoops with the CA DMV and get the title and registration figured out and to restore this 1 of 952 back to its former glory haha.. well it will probably be nicer than it was new, i tend to go overboard.

 

 

[NRT_Chris]

Over the last couple days i have been doing some clean up and adding thing from my Jeep parts hoard. 

Above is after a degrease and power wash

Below is the Before haha

 

Installed a Retractable Under-hood light I have had for over a decade

 

 

The Jeep didn't come with an electric fan, so i installed one. 

[NRT_Chris]

Here is some of the documentation

[WranglerMangler]

Thank you for recognizing what a gem of a truck you have and not cutting it up. That truck is absolutely beautiful. Glad to see it fell into somebody’s hands that will care for it. Congratulations on an awesome find. Amazing what a little bit of degreaser and pressure washing will do. 5 speed too! 4wd? Can’t tell. Basically Eleanor (gone in 60 seconds mustang) in the Comanche world. Jealous. Will be watching. Lol. 

[jpnjake]

Wowza Nice save, glad some rando didn’t get it and hack the hell out of it as a trail rig. Can’t wait to see how nice this turns out 

[NRT_Chris]

Digging deeper into the Jeep Parts hoard I pulled out an old set of turbines. They cleaned up ok but I think I'm going to start looking into a professional to refinish them.

[1987Comanche]

WOW!  She's the spitting image of my '92!  What's the build date?

 

[fiatslug87]

1/16/92

 

what you got going on with the XJ???

[Drahcir495]

Very nice . Any advice for power washing the engine bay?

[NRT_Chris]

On 8/28/2023 at 4:31 PM, 1987Comanche said:

WOW!  She's the spitting image of my '92!  What's the build date?

 

Build date 1/16/92. I'll have to check yours out.

[NRT_Chris]

On 8/28/2023 at 6:19 PM, fiatslug87 said:

1/16/92

 

what you got going on with the XJ???

The XJ is my 1700 Class Jeepspeed desert racer

[NRT_Chris]

On 8/29/2023 at 2:00 PM, Drahcir495 said:

Very nice . Any advice for power washing the engine bay?

My method is;

1. spray the engine with a couple cans of this degreaser.

2. Scrub it with some brushes where needed. 

3. Rinse with my Ryobi 1900 electric power washer

4.run the engine for 5 mins or so

5. Spray everything down with WD-40 and wipe down with micro fiber cloth

 

This is how I have done it on all my Jeeps. There are probably better/more "correct" ways haha

 

[Drahcir495]

Thank you! What an awesome 2 door Cherokee 

[NRT_Chris]

Just picked up a 2000 XJ I'm thinking of doing the full 97-01 conversion. I have always really like the look of a converted Comanche 

[NRT_Chris]

I Picked up a Sport bar today. 300.00 and only about 40 min from my house!! Can't wait to install it!

[Salvagedcircuit]

Lucky Lucky!

I grabbed my hack job one for $100 but it cost me like $100 in fuel to get it

[Pete M]

maybe time to buy a lotto ticket? 

[NRT_Chris]

11 minutes ago, Pete M said:

maybe time to buy a lotto ticket? 

 

I probably used up all my luck. I have a XJ D44 coming on Sunday I got for a really good price. It probably needs everything inside but it will be worth rebuilding. Its against my religion to have a D35 in any jeep I own haha

[Pete M]

4 minutes ago, NRT_Chris said:

 

 Its against my religion to have a D35 in any jeep I own haha

 

 

I hear that.   I swapped out the 35 under my MJ trailer for an AMC20. 

[NRT_Chris]

I'm ordering the front mounting plates from Krustyballer16 today. The bar is just sitting in the bed and I already love the look

[WranglerMangler]

What a find. Jealous. Truck just keeps looking better! 

[NRT_Chris]

1 hour ago, WranglerMangler said:

What a find. Jealous. Truck just keeps looking better! 

Thank you! I have now have a very clear vision and direction for this project and the sport bar is a big piece checked off the list

[NRT_Chris]

xJ D44 ready for tear down!

[WranglerMangler]

Heck yeah! D44s should have been standard equipment under Comanches in my opinion. I recently XJ D44 swapped my 2wd just because. Consider adding a rear sway bar. Made a world of difference for cornering on the 2wd. Just curious, how much did you pay for the 44? 

[NRT_Chris]

12 minutes ago, WranglerMangler said:

Heck yeah! D44s should have been standard equipment under Comanches in my opinion. I recently XJ D44 swapped my 2wd just because. Consider adding a rear sway bar. Made a world of difference for cornering on the 2wd. Just curious, how much did you pay for the 44? 

 

I traded a 91-95 NRT Autosports Fuel Rail and Fuel line kit and 100.00 cash for it. 

 

What swaybar did you use?