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[Rex89]

1987 Jeep Comanche Pioneer

 

4.0 L, automatic trans, short bed, 2WD, 330K miles

 

Build date unknown - door sticker is pretty much gone

 

Current location: southeast Louisiana (Northshore)

 

Status: parts truck. Not running (yet). Saw it pop up on Facebook marketplace about an hour north of me and immediately went to go get it. I mainly got it for the rear sliding glass, the opening vent windows, and the HVAC box so I can put AC in my other Comanche.

 

Previous owner had bought it to use as a parts truck for his Comanche, but he never ended up using it. He had bought it from a guy in Mississippi who evidently just had it sitting by the woods or something. From the license plate and inspection sticker, it looks like it was last registered in 2004/2005. The front end is pretty beat up so I'm guessing it was in a wreck and they just parked it after that. 

 

The bed has a little rust over the rear passenger wheel and some along the top rails, but otherwise it's pretty solid. The floorboards are rusted in the usual places, but the interior is otherwise surprisingly clean. The bench seat doesn't have a rip or tear anywhere on it.

 

Something was nesting in the engine bay and chewed a lot of wires up. Eventually I would like to fix the wiring harness and see if I can get it started. The engine isn't seized and the oil isn't too bad looking. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Pete M]

2 tone!!  

[watchamakalit]

Any engine bay harness swap is not hard. That looks like a decent truck to save if possible. 

[Rex89]

Yeah I would definitely like to get this one running at the very least. There’s actually a Renix XJ at a junkyard nearby that should have all the wiring I need. Apart from the wiring, I don’t know yet what else it’ll need. But I’ve been really eager to tear down a motor so now I’ve got one to mess around with!