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My official Jeep Comanche Project Thread (updated 56k nono)
Welp I bought it. I know its a beater but it runs good and only cost me $300.
The truck: 89 Eliminator 2wd Shortbox Bucket Seats 4.0L 5-speed https://www.homemadeturbo.com/jbliss/jeep.jpg The plans: Sell Turbo Civic, buy $2000 All-trac turbo Celica, and spend rest of money on this Fiberglass fenders and flared to match bedsides 33" BFG's Custom Tube Bumpers and sidebars Automatic Cherokee Rear End (takes care of gearing) New Trac Bar (can you say wobble wobble?) Tune up and clean up of engine bay Custom Homemade Turbo Kit Throw away ugly ass canopy Gonna be a fun toy once I am all done. |
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truck could be cool, 4.0 is a good engine.
i took that pic for jason so he could tell what it is... the guys 15 kids all came running out and starting yelling ---- when i got there to take the pic. then the guy came out and wa slike "i'm fexible on the price" i was like sweet dude... didnt even turn the stang off just got back in and left lo |
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update: snagged a free trac bar, one step closer to driveable.
next: title and tags, and radiator fans. coming soon: oh yeah http://www.comanche4x4.com/Pics/579871_171_full.jpg http://www.comanche4x4.com/Pics/579871_172_full.jpg http://www.comanche4x4.com/Pics/579871_173_full.jpg http://www.comanche4x4.com/Pics/579871_174_full.jpg http://www.comanche4x4.com/Pics/579871_175_full.jpg http://www.comanche4x4.com/Pics/579871_176_full.jpg http://www.comanche4x4.com/Pics/579871_177_full.jpg |
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badass dude. i wanna do that!@
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my neighbor down the street has a clean blue 83 jeep 4x4 for sale...if it wasnt 3g's i would have prolly pick it up.
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fook, youd be the one to not wear your seat belt doing that, then bust the ---- out of your face on the wheel. :-X
-we used to do ---- like that with cars from the junkyards. :) |
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Originally Posted by junkyard racer
fook, youd be the one to not wear your seat belt doing that, then bust the ---- out of your face on the wheel. :-X
-we used to do ---- like that with cars from the junkyards. :) |
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there is a reason to take a pos and put it three feet in the air
to find the weakest link and make it stronger. I think you need some dana 60s and 35s pimp ---- |
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that looks cool, I'd like to do that in my van 8)
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4.0 FI is a great motor. You are right about the 2WD to 4WD swap being a snap. I did one on a Cherokee. I took the front end and trans out of a junkyard Cherokee for $300 and put them in the 2WD I had and doubled its resale value. The center console is even the same for the transfer case shifter, just took out a piece of trim. I have always wondered what the 4.0 would do turbo. The manafold is going to be a bitch. The intake and exhaust are held down with the same bolts. I love anything different. Keep up the good work.
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Originally Posted by customcoach
4.0 FI is a great motor. You are right about the 2WD to 4WD swap being a snap. I did one on a Cherokee. I took the front end and trans out of a junkyard Cherokee for $300 and put them in the 2WD I had and doubled its resale value. The center console is even the same for the transfer case shifter, just took out a piece of trim. I have always wondered what the 4.0 would do turbo. The manafold is going to be a bitch. The intake and exhaust are held down with the same bolts. I love anything different. Keep up the good work.
factory jeep exhaust routes down under the oil pan to the passenger side, so I will follow that route and bring the turbo up to the passenger side of the engine and mount it there. This also works out kinda nicely cause it keeps that hot ass turbo away from the intake manifold.
Originally Posted by AbaZ
I'd like to do that in my van 8)
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hope you dont plan on using a stock exhaust manifold because they are peices of ----, they always crack. Its like the ssautochrome of factory manis. We use to be a jeep dealership so I've done plenty of them.
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are you planning on a fmu and top mount intercooler?
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Re: My official Jeep Comanche Project Thread
Just got the new tracbar in, need to go take some pictures.
NEW PICS Missing shift knob http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-003.jpg Pimpin Light Bar, haha (both that and the canopy go to the local dump) http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-002.jpg Old Trac Bar, bye bye wobble http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-007.jpg 4.0 Litre Baby http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-008.jpg Dings in bed (will be fixed or ignored) http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-009.jpg http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-010.jpg Missing mirror and bad windshield(replaced soon) http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-013.jpg Headliners Toast (will re-cover with new fabric) http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-014.jpg Powerplant http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-015.jpg Turbo Goes here, somehwere in front of dizzy http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-016.jpg Front shot http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-018.jpg Four shots of Jerry's 91 Eliminator 4x4, all tubework and bed is his own work http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-019.jpg http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-020.jpg 35" BFG's on TrailReady Beadlocks http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-021.jpg Sidebars built by himself http://www.boostednw.com/projects/co...manche-022.jpg
Originally Posted by AbaZ
hope you dont plan on using a stock exhaust manifold because they are peices of ----, they always crack. Its like the ssautochrome of factory manis. We use to be a jeep dealership so I've done plenty of them.
but i know what you're sayin so yeah it won't last. this one runs $120 shipped, and is stainless. http://carpartstoyourdoor.com/jeepex...s/image001.jpg
Originally Posted by 45psi
are you planning on a fmu and top mount intercooler?
probably going to be going with something more like megasquirt, and some sort of front mount in front of the radiator, or possibly an AWIC. |
Re: My official Jeep Comanche Project Thread (updated 56k nono)
Are you sure it's the track bar? I've hit some corners pretty hard in leaf sprung trucks, with no track bars, and it's not that bad. Hell most pre runners don't use track bars. ---- fender flares! Take a sawzall to that bitch and be done with it. I mean look at your buddies truck.
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Re: My official Jeep Comanche Project Thread (updated 56k nono)
Originally Posted by FURACERMAN
Are you sure it's the track bar? I've hit some corners pretty hard in leaf sprung trucks, with no track bars, and it's not that bad. Hell most pre runners don't use track bars. ---- fender flares! Take a sawzall to that bitch and be done with it. I mean look at your buddies truck.
As for my brother in law's comanche, his is great for what he does with it, I have my own tastes as far as what I want to do, and my truck also isn't 4 wheel drive. |
Re: My official Jeep Comanche Project Thread (updated 56k nono)
Here are the fenders for the front. I am going to have to find a bodywork guru to match the bedsides.
http://glassworksunlimited.com/images/gu71_4.jpg http://glassworksunlimited.com/images/gu71_2.jpg http://glassworksunlimited.com/images/gu71_3.jpg http://glassworksunlimited.com/images/gu71_1.jpg These run $350 for the pair, and are found here... http://glassworksunlimited.com/gu71.shtml |
Re: My official Jeep Comanche Project Thread (updated 56k nono)
they look nice. my friend in high school had a camanche he was gonna fix up, but didnt have any money at all. its cool because people are like wtf kinda car is that?
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Re: My official Jeep Comanche Project Thread (updated 56k nono)
Fook I have that cheap Ebay manifold in my XJ and its fine. My buddy has run his for 2 years with no problems.
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Re: My official Jeep Comanche Project Thread (updated 56k nono)
nmice the vac lines on that moter are a bitch
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Originally Posted by FooK
my plan is to actually use the stock header.
factory jeep exhaust routes down under the oil pan to the passenger side, so I will follow that route and bring the turbo up to the passenger side of the engine and mount it there. This also works out kinda nicely cause it keeps that hot ass turbo away from the intake manifold. now THAT would be cool. |
Re: My official Jeep Comanche Project Thread (updated 56k nono)
Why don't you just either pull the bedsides, or hack off the offending areas.
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Re: My official Jeep Comanche Project Thread (updated 56k nono)
y not just dove tail the bed?
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Re: My official Jeep Comanche Project Thread (updated 56k nono)
i saw one of these today, it was stock and in the most mint condition, and said elliminator on the bed.
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