Gjeep Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 AI did a good job recreating the MJ...and toad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GonzoTheGreat Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 This is awesome! I'm glad to see it moves under its own power again! Its a beautiful truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyyank Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Great work! Love what you did with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 16 hours ago, 89 MJ said: Like this? Sorry, I had to Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gjeep Posted Monday at 03:33 AM Author Share Posted Monday at 03:33 AM Chief graphics in progress! I started laying these out wet with the eventual help of a heat gun in certain areas. The passenger quarter of the bed is probably the most challenging panel on the truck because of the curve and all the body damage. The exhaust pipe had crinkled up the lower portion of the sheet metal. It was bent up pretty good and I straightened as best I could without refinishing. Also in general, the paint on this Comanche is far from perfect — when it was repainted they painted over scratches, dents, scrapes and the occasional spec of dirt. Love it. Trying to embrace the ‘beater is neater’ mantra… Something I did around the graphics that the factory did not do on the MJ Chief (but did on the XJ Chief) was paint the lower rockers matte black to blend the graphics into. Looks better than seeing streaks of body color in areas where the graphic doesnt fully cover. Which is quite a bit. I trimmed from some spare vinyl I ordered to get this to wrap right into the jamb area as it should. The graphics as they were didn’t have quite enough to make it happen. Tomorrow morning I’ll install the upper thinner stripes above whats already laid out. Here’s how she currently stands… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gjeep Posted Monday at 04:57 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 04:57 PM Upper pinstripes in place, passenger side and tailgate done. A never to have existed ’91 Chief is born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted Monday at 05:08 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:08 PM Looks great! I really like the wheel choice with the graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted Monday at 06:20 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:20 PM 14 hours ago, Gjeep said: Trying to embrace the ‘beater is neater’ mantra… If this is a beater mine are piles of crap. Seriously, looking Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted Monday at 06:47 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:47 PM Chrysler should’ve never discontinued the chief packages on either. Nothing says “I command the road and trails” like those graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchamakalit Posted Monday at 11:29 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:29 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gjeep Posted yesterday at 01:39 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 01:39 AM Refinished rear flare with NOS bumper end cap. The brackets holding the flare on are original to my ’92 MJ and I anti-seized the hell out of those studs before tightening down. Every single stud broke off this MJ’s original brackets when removed a year or so ago even though I soaked them. NOS refinished front flare with Crown repop brackets. It’ll be a couple weeks before I get the driver side and hood graphics on as I’m still finalizing changes to the Stroker Comanche’s graphics. This MJ is my test mule for those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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