Drahcir495 Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 More emblems I picked up at the Pasco EZ pull it -> I had hoped the blue interior was the right color, but it was the Smurf blue color . I saw some cool valve stem covers on a Jeep and for under $5 I ordered a set of five. The will probably be stolen, but that is just karma for “borrowing “ them off cars as kids -> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 I haven’t seen another new Comanche in over several years. I’ve seen two in the last 3 weeks . Took a picture of the one at Just Jeeps -> I hope to get a picture of the other one if I get the chance to. Supposedly there have been a lot of customers asking about mine and if I would sell it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 My bumper and brush guard look horrible. Surface rust and faded finish. Nothing too bad but it does look like crap -> While removing the bumper off the Comanche I snapped off one of the rusted bolt sending my knuckle into the lower bumper steel. Apparently the mechanic heard me lighting the parking lot with a slew of obscenities and came over to find out what happened . He looked at the cut and said I should go get it checked out. Nah, just went into my tool bag and pulled out the duct tape. Wrapped up the knuckle and returned to removing the bumper. It actually hurt worse taking the tape off because it pulled open the flap of skin again -> If my day couldn’t get any worse, I managed to roll into a fire ant mound . I swear those bastards waited to get their ranks in position before the launched their coordinated attack. By the time I was able to roll out from under the Jeep, they had lit me up good. I hate them with a passion. If I could, I would magically remove them from existence along with the mosquitoes that kill 1 million people each year. It was well worth it in the end -> TBC Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Sounds like you had a rough go of it. The bumper turned out great though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 7 hours ago, 89 MJ said: Sounds like you had a rough go of it. The bumper turned out great though! But it was still a good day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Fun read Came with one of my 86’s and I thought it would be nice to hold onto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 “Little strokes fell great oaks” - Benjammin Franklin, so I try to tackle a small project a week. Sweet Amazon has got 4 Nilight LED spotlights and a four-lead wiring harness with relay/fuse. I took the rack off the Comanche’s topper and brought it back home. The holes for the mounting bolts were already drilled for the lights I had on it before. It looks great with those lights on it -> TBC – Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Ahhh, the good life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Got the Throttle Body off my engine today. I had put in an engine from a 1998 XJ with low miles, so it has the HO throttle body. I’m having the TB sent to Jeff Liegh to be machined to a larger bore. As you can see in the picture it’s nasty -> I would imagine if I just cleaned it out I would have noticed a difference . I should have the “after” TB picture in two weeks TBC - Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 They look really good cleaned up! Page 20 of my thread has a comparison for Renix TBs where it is easy to see before and after condition and shows the size difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 On 3/19/2024 at 10:27 PM, 89 MJ said: They look really good cleaned up! Page 20 of my thread has a comparison for Renix TBs where it is easy to see before and after condition and shows the size difference. I will check that out now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 I am so pleased with the 97+ XJ side view mirrors on the Cherokee that I’m doing the same thing to Comanche. Took the old factory mirrors off -> Three bolts hold them in -> I also picked up the cover plates that hide the bolts -> Quickly got the new ones on. I did have to cut off the wiring that is used to operate the motors in the mirrors, because I am never going to use them anyway. The after-> I really find these mirrors to provide a greater field of vision than the factory ones. I preferred to keep the original look, but I can’t ignore how superior these are over the stock mirrors safety wise. TBC-Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 The 97+ do have a considerable better field of view. I never was able to do it to my truck because I also prefer it. On the rare occasion that I tow a trailer with it, I wish I did the mirror swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 It arrived! My bored out throttle body from Jeff Leigh. The one that came off the motor (1998 HO) was really junked up -> The TB is nice and clean. It’s pretty obvious compared to how I sent it out -> The only thing that can’t be evaluated is how it affects performance? The truck has been parked around 5 years, so I don’t remember how it ran with the old TB. TBC - Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Now there are 3 Comanches at the Jeep shop! The last time I’ve seen this many MJs in one place was at jeeptoberfest a few years ago. Now there are two LB and the one SB -> I just need to get a Comanche Club business card in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 I got around to putting in the Euramtec B-pillar lights while my son was playing with the neighbor’s kid. Not a lot of opportunities to get to work on the MJ before 10pm, so I jumped at the opportunity. It took me maybe 10 minutes to get them installed. The hight was correct, but the length had to be addressed. Took a little off each side with the dremell tool and they snapped right in -> Now I will use the information that I found on the forum to hook the lights up to the factory connectors -> Baby steps 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Testing out trying to buff out the tail lights with the Novus polishing kit. Just before buffing out the middle portion of the tail light -> Coming along-> Pretty good for a 33+ old plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 I escaped to the garage, avoiding the wife’s household chore list, to finish up one of the tail lights. I am hoping that she thinks I’m organizing her gardening tools instead of getting a little MJ time in. It could end up being a poorly executed plan . It came out pretty good. Of course, the on the right is the polished one -> Not really a challenging process. The tough part was trying to get the dried polish out of the nooks and crannies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 I about soiled myself when I was working under a TJ on the lift. I heard a loud bang and then the Jeep moved a little. I gave the other guy a look of what the hell was that? We lowered the lift back down to figure out what was going on. The pin that holds the pulley for the chain to ride on backed out 😳 -> It could have been worse than a change of boxers . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 I needed to change out the drivers side seat belt. The one that was in the truck rusted somehow while it was parked. Picked a very clean one a few weeks back and have it ready to go back in when I get the truck home -> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 On 4/18/2024 at 12:22 AM, Drahcir495 said: I about soiled myself when I was working under a TJ on the lift. I heard a loud bang and then the Jeep moved a little. I gave the other guy a look of what the hell was that? We lowered the lift back down to figure out what was going on. The pin that holds the pulley for the chain to ride on backed out 😳 -> It could have been worse than a change of boxers . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 Damn Rich great progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Thanks Bo. I’m doing what I can until I get it home. Which could be . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 You know you have a supportive wife when she makes a card with a Comanche on it Don’t know how she did this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 I am no fan of the new wranglers, but this I may actually like -> A 4 door converted to a two door with bed. It’s the closest thing to a scrambler that I’ve seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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