CohbsTaco MAN-CHEE build

Here goes nothing..
the mess i just picked up yesterday is a 1989 jeep Comanche long bed
with a 4.0l manual 5 speed.


What it has going for it:
4.0l
5 speed
shotty bobbed bed
high pinion dana 30 front axle
dana 44 rear axle
4:56 gears
front and rear eaton lockers
steel braided brake lines
kinda nice 35" old style mtrs
6" pos lift.
118k miles


TO DO LIST BEFORE EJS IN 1 WEEK!!!!!!!!
build a mount for the front track bar
redo the shock mounts, lol these r quite the sight.
replace the inner and outer axle shafts on both sides
investigate the mysterious engine noise, hopefully valve flapper thingys..
figure out the rats nest ball of wires.
hopefully get the bitch painted
finish the pos bed bob so the bed wont flap in the breeze


Long term list
maybe new motor depending on the outcome
flat bed
get a stereo
try and attempt to make the bitch street legal.

 

cool cool. I had one for a little while and an XJ... Those 4.0s like to piss oil everywhere I'd watch out for that. Whats nice is the bed is removable so you can make your own tube bed if you wanted. If you are not familiar with the unibody jeeps make sure go over the "frame" and floor boards with a fine tooth comb looking for cracks and rust. Adding stiffening plates works really well. Good luck with it! Jeep does equeal Just Empty Every Pocket.

 

yeah im not too worried about it, theres used xjs alllll over the junk yards around here so im not too worried about cheap replacement parts.. did i mention i got it for $1000 delivered to my shop? i feel like i could part it out if i needed to and make some cash.. haha

 

That is def a kick ass deal! Runs and drives to? Lots of potential there

 

it idles like a dream, the engine might need some attention in the next bit.. kinda noisey but i might just drive it till it blows then scout out another 4.0l. shouldnt be to hard to find, but tranny and t case shift perfect. i have drove it on the street yet, pretty tough without a track bar and no front axle shaft i just pulled it off the trailer and stuff like that.

 

New axle shaft in today, realized the ball joints have about an 1/8th inch of play.. Looks like I'll add those to the list

 

I want a short bed MJ so bad. A guy I went on a trail run with who is part of the Jeep Klub around here owns one and it is a bad ass little rig. Nice truck!

 

u got a picture man??? i love me some mj p0rn.. im hoping the flat bed can happen pretty soon.. the beds nasty.

putting the new shaft back in, hub assembly, new ubjs, new lbjs, should be an interesting night..

 

I do have some pics of it. I'll post them in here later.

 

Here are some pics! MJ PrON!

 

mm that thing is sexy!! i wish mine was that clean..

 

I agree! It's super clean and well built.