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Alot more has been completed. Finally got around to swapping in the JK axle. Trussed, sleeved and gussets. Having the extra width of the JK axles definitely helped with the 37s. Fenders and bed sides trimmed about as far as i want to go so I went ahead, and limit strapped it. also started running into an issue with the front shock binding against the unibody at full flex. Added Barnes front stiffeners and steering box brace. just completed welding the dirtbound rear bumper but i am modifying it to hold a rear mounted winch. Engine and drivetrain: 97 xj swap Axles: Rubicon Dana 44 rear trussed with factory locker and 488 gears Dans 30 with artec swap truss and barnes 4wd sleeves open carrier and 488 gears Steering: Teraflex JK tie rod Barnes 1 ton drag link Custom Track bar Suspension: Rubicon express long arm kit 7.5 in front coils Stock rear Leafs (Dana 44 gave me about 8 in of lift) Rubicon express shocks Bracing: Rubicon express track bar brace Barnes steering box brace Barnes front stiffeners Bumpers/Armor: Affordable offroad front fended plates smittybilt front bumper with warn m8000, KC cyclones, and morimoto 4 bangers. Dirt bound rear bumper with lower armor and smittybilt 12k winch. Wheels and tires: 37 12.5 17 Baja Legend MTZ Procomp 5x5 -12 steel rims

I'll get some pics of that today. Did a quick upgrade. I came across a mean green alternator but it was for a 2001 and I'm all 97. All I had to do was pop off the back covers of both alternators and switch over the parts I need. Did a little grinding on the bracket and it bolted up and worked perfectly fine

alot of progress made. Truck ended up on 37s. 488 gears with oem rubicon locker. front is still the dana 30 but i have a jk dana 30 stripped waiting to get built and put in. ended up doing a RCI fuel cell. Rubicon express long arm kit. Truck ended up at around 7.5 in of lift with the rear axle and perch combo. did the WJ knuckle swap for the bigger brakes until the JK axle is ready.

Been a whole but made alot of progress. Long arm kit is in, and driver side floor is in, now on to the passenger side

Little more progress. got all the interior pulled and more cutting of the old floor pans. then continued stripping the engine bay. Next is getting the new floor pans in and the rest of the drive train out. Since my XJ is my only 4x4 and its still snowing I'm not going to get into swapping the engine and everything until it warm out. Leaves plenty of time for body work and paint

Next up is getting a new harness from a 97 xj and running all the aux wires ill need and re looming the harness so it looks nice and then disassembling the xj to take converting the MJ to the 97 on interior

Made more progress. Started tearing out all the old wiring and cutting the rust out of the floor for new floor pans. Jk rubicon axle all bolted in. Pulled the fuel tank and found it to be a rusty mess so new tank and sending unit on order

This begins my second comanche project. Right now the plan is to do all the body work this winter and stockpile parts. As of now i have a JK rubicon axle to go into the back and I'm on the fence about swapping everything from my 97 XJ into it. more pics will follow as i make progress

Starting a 350 swap on my 1986 Comanche. Last year I swapped in a 4.0 to replace the worn out 2.5 I came across a 4 bolt main 350 cheap so I jumped on it and decided I would start to collect parts to stuff the beast under the hood of the jeep. Below is a list of parts I have gathered so far 1. 1987 4bolt main 350. Replaced rings, bearings , and gaskets 2. TBI system out of a c20, included harness , computer, throttle body and some other parts 3. 2 th350 transmissions , one of them is a 4x4 version but needs rebuilt and the other is a 2wd version that is good to go. 4. 2 transfercases , 1 passenger and 1 driver. Have not decided if I'm leaving the front axle as a Dana 30 or swapping it 5. Advanced adapters motor mounts to swap a 350 into a XJ Still need various parts. Looking for a fully loaded XJ harness to adapt control all of the things that don't go with the engine. Will adapt gauge cluster sensors to read the vitals of the 350. Need a stock comanche fuel tank ( have a fuel cell in the bed but want my bed space back ). Have not thought about exhaust or rear axle . Hoping to find a ford 8.8 or Dana 44. My goal is to build a reliable jeep that does decent off-road. Kind of like overland Will take pictures as I go

So this spring I'm going to be starting a 350 swap. I have the engine , transmission , and transfercase ready to go but before I throw the new drivetrain in I want to tackle some wiring and comfort items. My plan is to find a XJ wiring harness that have power door locks, windows, and all the other comfort items in it already. My question is since I'm using a carb on the 350, will the ignition wiring be able to run the distributor and ignition coil or should I just go ahead and run a small fuse block with wires for the the distributor and coil? I also plan on just adding length to the rear of the XJ harness and using it for the tail lights and fuel pump. Can anyone think of other things I should do while I have the dash and wiring out?

So I just bought another Comanche , a 1988 2.5 short bed and since my first jeep was a 86 I have not had to deal with the C101 connector everyone talks about I was reading all of the tips for cleaning it and I stated thinking can I just dip the ends of the connector it some vinager over night , I have used it before to clean tools and it didn't eat away at the plastic tub I had it in so I don't think it would eat the plastic of the connector , and afterwards dip it in some baking soda to get rid of the Acid left over Any thoughts or experience doing this ?

Does anyone have a diagram of the headlight connector in the engine bay and a diagram of the turn signal/wiper switch in the cab

remember ; take your time and do it right first time. i made the mistake of trying to rush it and now i regret it