SHAES Farm Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 "Mad Maxine" 1986 Jeep Comanche (MJ) Currently located in the mountains of Northeast Tennessee. It's off the road, safely tucked into my driveway, awaiting work as a project farm truck. Build details coming soon to new topic. What makes her special is that you can't get the smell of her off you after you get home. Vehicle Information Name "Mad Maxine" VIN 1JTHL6571GT042524 Year 1986 Make/Model Jeep Comanche (MJ) Assembly Plant Toledo, Ohio Production Sequence 042524 Drivetrain 4x4 Engine 2.5L AMC I4 (150 CID) — Renix TBI Fuel Injection Transmission AX5 5-Speed Manual Transfer Case NP207 Front Axle Dana 30 Rear Axle Dana 35 Interior High-back bucket seats Current Mileage ~118,000 (odometer non-functional) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 out of curiosity I went in to see why the space was there and I too cannot make it go away. how odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I’ll goof around with this one tomorrow. I have an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 VIN not reconised by Mopar as of 1-29-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAES Farm Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 2 hours ago, JMO413 said: VIN not reconised by Mopar as of 1-29-26 A unicorn? More likely my bad eyes! Double checked the paperwork tonight, and I had the last two digits off! The VIN in my sig now matches the paperwork: 1JTHL6571GT042543 Can I change the title of this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I will see if that will pull up tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/25/2026 at 10:32 PM, Pete M said: out of curiosity I went in to see why the space was there and I too cannot make it go away. how odd. Fixed the space issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 11 hours ago, eaglescout526 said: Fixed the space issue. any idea what it was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Pete M said: any idea what it was? Not a clue. At first it wouldn’t delete using backspace like normal. I then highlighted the blank space, hit delete and it went away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 huh. I tried both and got nowhere. weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 22 hours ago, SHAES Farm said: A unicorn? More likely my bad eyes! Double checked the paperwork tonight, and I had the last two digits off! The VIN in my sig now matches the paperwork: 1JTHL6571GT042543 Can I change the title of this thread? Yes you can edit the title but I changed it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAES Farm Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 7 hours ago, Pete M said: huh. I tried both and got nowhere. weird. Same! I struggled with that for quite a while, and tried all that too, nothing worked! 43 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said: Yes you can edit the title but I changed it for you. You all are keeping my messes clean behind me! Thank you all for the help folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAES Farm Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 I have some more information on this vehicle, here's a photo of the engine compartment tag: I found a parts catalog online that has a page describing how to decode the VIN: This document is a little confusing, but what I think I'm seeing from this: 1JTHL6571GT042543 │││││││││││└────── Production sequence: 042543 ││││││││││└─────── Assembly plant: T = Toledo │││││││││└──────── Model year: G = 1986 ││││││││└───────── Check digit: 1 (valid) │││││││└────────── Model: 7 = Comanche X (STD Payload) │││││││ │││││└┴─────────── Model: 65 = Comanche Truck (4WD) 7 FT Box ││││└───────────── Transmission: L = 5-speed Man. PT Trans. Case (AX5/NP207) │││└────────────── Engine: H = 2.46L I4 (Gasoline/Domestic) └┴┴─────────────── Manufacturer: 1JT = Jeep Truck (AMC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 @JMO413 does the computer come up with a build sheet now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Build DAte 9/9/85 Body Model JM62 *ZZ TRIM STYLE ZZ - PLASTIC BUCKET SEAT -ZZ AGR Appearance Group AGY Seating Group AJY Popular Equipment Package AWJ Visibility Group BAC 75 AMP ALTERNATOR BCQ Battery - Maintenance Free CGW CKA CARPETS - CLASS I SHORT PILE 8 - 12 OZ CLE FLOOR MATS CUF FULL LENGTH FRONT CONSOLE DDQ Transmission - 5-Speed Manual EPD ENGINE - 2.5L I4 TBI GAS GAC ALL WINDOWS - TINTED GLASS GEC Window - Left Side, Front, Sliding GFD SLIDING RR WINDOW GTZ MIRRORS - MANUAL REMOTE HAA AIR CONDITIONING - FRONT HCC HEATER W/UPR LEVEL VENTIL - TYPE II JAY Instrument Cluster w/Tach JFH TACHOMETER - MECH JGB Clock - Digital JHA WINDSHIELD WIPERS - DELUXE JJA CIGAR LIGHTER - FRT COMP LAP FUEL ECONOMY SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHT LDA UNDERHOOD COMPT LAMP LMA HALOGEN HEADLAMPS LNJ DUAL ROAD LAMPS MBJ Bumper - Front, Black MCA FRONT BUMPER GUARDS MCB MDA FRT LICENSE PLATE ATTACH REQUIRED MWB SPORT BAR NAA ESA W/CATALYST (EXC CALIF SYSTEM) NFA TANK - 23 GAL FUEL NHM AUTO SPEED CONTROL NMB ENGINE COOLING - STANDARD DUTY RAF RADIO - AM/FM/MTR SBA POWER STEERING SCG LEATHER STRG WHEEL - EURO/SPORT TYPE SUA TILT STEERING COLUMN WJM Wheels - 15 x 7.0 Chrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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