October 2026 - A Truck with Many Iterations

[89 MJ]

October 2026 - @neohic’s 88 Eliminator

 

Build Thread-

 

Year/Model - 

1988 Eliminator

 

Drivetrain- 

4.6L Stroker
Ceramic-coated header
2.5” exhaust
Match-ported everything

NP242

 

Cooling- 

Open system with three core brass radiator
High flow water pump
Auxiliary later XJ 10 blade fan

 

Electrical/Ignition- 

Stock

 

Suspension/Steering- 

Stock steering

NOS Archer Brothers Racing SCCA suspension

Bilstein shocks

Fiberglass monoleaf leafsprings

Custom tubular control arms

Custom track bar

 

Interior-  

Mostly stock

All stainless t-case shifter

A pillar gauges

 

Brakes- 

'94 ZJ disks/drums

Proportioning valve delete

 

Lighting- 

Hella 500FF driving lights

 

Exterior- 

Single stage Jeep Flash Red paint

Too much bed liner

NOS Archer Brothers Racing SCCA front spoiler

 

Wheel & Tires- 

15" ARE wheels

235/60r15 Mastercraft Avenger GTs

 

Misc- 

I have owned this little truck for over 21 years now!

Previous MJOTM: November, 2010

 

Best MJ story- 

My best MJ story is a continuation from my last appearance as MJOTM.

This little truck has been a part of my life for over twenty one years now. Shortly after purchasing the truck I started school and immediately started tinkering on it. I'd work on it after school in the evenings. Originally it was lifted with junkyard parts and custom made shackles to level it out. Then I bought a junk XJ as a donor and did the 4wd swap over spring break and added 31s. Almost a year after I was done with school, the project grew into an engine rebuild and some bodywork… then it sat for too long. Over the next couple years it got moved between my uncle's barn and my cousin's cold storage until I bough my first house and built my first shop. It got painted, the axles got swapped around, and overall it turned out to be a clean little truck that did truck stuff from time to time. Then I took it apart again!

 

I love that I've never did anything completely permanent to it. Every modification I've done has always been made to be bolt in to leave the chassis side alone.

 

This truck has been a HUGE part of my life. I’ve changed and grew up, and my truck changed and grew with me. I've moved across Minnesota and then I moved across the country but it was never left behind. My life has had a ton of unique experiences, and my truck has always been there for me. Every time I sit in my truck is brings me right back to 2005.

 

CC is Awesome! Why?

CC is awesome because, at this point, I've grown up with it. I've been poking around here for twenty years now! CC is a part of my daily life and routine. Members have come and gone, trucks have been built, modified further, changed hands, and we all love watching. We all come around here to share this common thing that unfortunately had such a short lifetime on the assembly line.

 

I'd like to thank everyone here for keeping this forum alive! Call it a brotherhood, fellowship, society, or clique… we all call it the Comanche Club.

 

2005-2025:

2026:

 

 

 

[89 MJ]

This pic right here is money! I love the iterations that this truck has gone through over the decades

[fiatslug87]

Congrats again Ben! Love what you’ve done to it.