Ndru911 Posted January 30, 2009 Posted January 30, 2009 Glad you decided to keep it. I saw it on craigslist a while back. Where did you take it for paint? Maaco? Do you still have the donor xj? -Andy
smartazz19 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Posted January 31, 2009 Glad you decided to keep it. I saw it on craigslist a while back. Where did you take it for paint? Maaco? Do you still have the donor xj? -Andy Diamond Auto Paint on South Cobb. And i kinda take back my previous statement. They didnt do that good of a job. I have found some runs, a mosquito in the paint, and some places that needed sanded really bad. But for the price it was ok. Its not a lexus, its a 1986 Jeep, I'm already over it.. And ya about craigslist, I lost interest to be honest and ran out of jeep funds, the problem was i don't have a garage, but my parents have a killer garage set up in acworth, but I hate driving up there to work on it. But i got over it and made the drive every few saturdays :nuts: . And donor XJ is long gone, but I still have lots of parts from it. I stripped it and have a lot of the parts in the attic. I have the complete dash, HVAC, wiring harnesses. For future projects on the MJ, but I have sold some of it because i was broke. :roll: Tonight I dragged the MJ to the garage and put all the front end parts on, door panels, taillights, plastic pieces. It looks like a truck again. No pics because it was dark.. Pics tomorrow, get the popcorn ready. :popcorn:
smartazz19 Posted February 1, 2009 Author Posted February 1, 2009 Pics from today, Lost track of time and I was losing daylight, so i snapped some pics. As you can see i'm missing the front flares, I have them painted and ready to be put on, i just wasn't ready to wrestle with them today. :dunno: Enjoy.. Remember the before?? After: 2001 S-10 Rear Bumper: Interior Shots: Thats all folks! :wavey:
smartazz19 Posted February 1, 2009 Author Posted February 1, 2009 Oh ya waiting for it to be above 60* to put on all my decals.. I want them to stay on for a long time.
HKB3 Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 Oh ya waiting for it to be above 60* to put on all my decals.. I want them to stay on for a long time. It doesn`t need any decals....looks great the way it is :thumbsup:
ejndssn Posted February 1, 2009 Posted February 1, 2009 what did you do with the roll bar gr8 work on the mj :cheers:
smartazz19 Posted February 1, 2009 Author Posted February 1, 2009 Thanks for all the compliments. 8) And I sold the roll bar a long time ago. I think a week after i got it home. So the comment about the decals actually got me thinking. I have the "new" style silver comanche decals, and silver tailgate decal. Should I put them on or leave them off?? I kinda like the blacked out look. New pics form today, got the fender flares on:
ComancheKid45 Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 Id put the tailgate decal on but id have 2 see what the otheres look like......I'm all for stickers though ;)
JohnQ Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 Truck looks good. How did you mount the rear bumper? Do you have any pictures of the brackets?
Sir Sam Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 Looks good, I always liked the chrome grills on the 97+ Jeeps, plus, I think chrome looks good against black. x2 on seeing the brackets and such for the s10 bumper, it looks pretty good and not out of place on the MJ. Plus I cannot find a good condition MJ bumper and I need to replace the junk on there now.
Jeepman Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 Nice Build and I too am Very interested in Rear Bumper bracket pics too...
92comanche4x4 Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 :agree: how hard was it to put that bumper on
smartazz19 Posted February 2, 2009 Author Posted February 2, 2009 Lol i knew that was coming. The bumper was super easy, if you have a welder its pretty easy. I was in the same boat as most of you, any MJ rear bumper I found was tweaked, rusted, smashed, or ugly, or $150. So i scanned craigslist, found a dude that put a roll pan on his s-10 and was selling this bumper with brackets and trim for $20, dude never returned my calls and I actually ended up getting it for free. :chillin: All I did was remove the MJ bumper, but left the MJ brackets bolted to the frame. Then I took the s-10 brackets and swapped them right to left. Once you have all the bracketry you will see why. Then i cut the s-10 brackets to remove the portion that would have bolted to the frame. Then I slid the bumper and s-10 brackets bolted on, but loose, wiggled it into place and tacked the two brackets together. Removed the bumper and welded all the seams. I really like how it turned out. I will try and crawl under and take some pics next time I'm workin on it. :thumbsup:
jtdesigns Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 If you put the decals on it will look 100% like a 97-up factory truck.. I wouldn't put the decals on unless you shave the door handles, emblems, ect.
jtdesigns Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 Did you ever say what year that bumper was?????
smartazz19 Posted February 3, 2009 Author Posted February 3, 2009 Did you ever say what year that bumper was????? Maybe, maybe not. Mine's from a 2001 I believe the year break is 1998-2003 for the style of bumper I have. Fleetside (not stepside)
bigrubbers4x4 Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 nice mj, it looks good with all the swapped parts on it and painted. so whens the lift and bigger meats coming?
WahooSteeler Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 i think you need to take pics and post your bumper in the DIY section. i was dead set on finding a factory chrome replacement, but i love the look of that bumper. great job on the whole truck. were you considering doing a 97+ dash swap? as nice as that looks with the updated style, I think you need to go for it all! :thumbsup:
smartazz19 Posted February 3, 2009 Author Posted February 3, 2009 No big meats for this its just a commuter/run-a-round truck. And the 97+ dash is all in the attic ready to go. I have it all except a 4-cyl wiring harness and computer. The XJ was a 6-cyl. That was my main reason for not doing it. Plus i would need a bunch of sensors since I sold most of the stuff off the 6-cyl XJ motor. I was trying to figure out how to make it work with all the old wiring and old interior wiring, but i did think that hard about it. I know it can be done, just gotta take the time to do it. When I take some pics of the bumper brackets i will try and make a post in the DIY. ;)
WahooSteeler Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 When I take some pics of the bumper brackets i will try and make a post in the DIY. ;) Cool, 'cause I'm already scouting out a bumper. I don't think I'll find the $20/freebie you did, but I think I might have found one practically new for $100. Now, I currently have the tow pkg and would want to put a tow hitch under this. Do you have any idea if I should go with an MJ hitch or if an S10 hitch would work?
smartazz19 Posted February 3, 2009 Author Posted February 3, 2009 I know an S10 hitch will NOT work. The frame on an S10 is narrower than an MJ. I remember measuring when I was mocking it up, i think it was a good 6 inches or so narrower. If the S10 and Comanche Step bumpers are the same height, i don't see a problem of the MJ hitch being mounted. I thought about a hitch as well, but my MJ is a 4-cyl so if I do tow anything I can just throw the ball on this bumper and it will be a small trailer with a light load.
WahooSteeler Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 hmmm, i'll have to look at how my hitche is mounted again and then look at your "how to" notes on mountig the bumping and try to decide if an S10 bumper and MJ hitch are feasible w/out a ton of work. Thanks..........
brubakes Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 I love this Comanche. It's just what my XJ would look like if only it was a truck. Same color, rims, I love it!
tmmoll Posted February 5, 2009 Posted February 5, 2009 Hey man, what did you do with the roll bar. I saw your ad on CL. I am in ATL, and would like to get it from you.
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