so, I'm taking my ol' wheeler and doing a new thing with it.
old thread
http://comancheclub.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9967
so here's what it is going to be.
1987 bed and uniframe/cab
comanche open dana 44 with 3.55's in the rear...it will get a locker at some point. (already installed)
metric tonne rear mj springs (already installed)
3.5" front lift, using my RE track bar and RC control arms plus whatever coils I find, and a set of shocks picked up from Tim (TNT) here on the forums
3.55 front dana 30 from a '96 4.0 xj
my current front bumper (made by TNT)
new custom rear bumper made by me
factory front skid and gas tank skid
31x10.50R15 dayton timberlines on my nice set of cragar soft 8's (15x8/3.75"bs)
'97 front end
'97 wiring conversion (doing this solely to gain OBDII)
'97 dash
'97 doors with full power
it will remain automatic with the aw4, I sold the SYE 231 but swapped to a sealed output np231. I may get a sealed output np242 for it, though.
4.0 HO that has 10k miles, mild bore, mild cam, 2001 intake, borla header, mustang 5.0 injectors, 62mm throttle body
dual optima batteries...one in stock location, one in the bed, with a custom dual setup for it to jumpstart itself if need be.
winch at some point to go on the front bumper
keeping my older style seats and the tuffy lock box center console. going with a tan interior still, removing all camo, new headliner and new carpet.
I'm removing the roll bar, going with a full on york compressor system for on board air, relocating the peterbuilt air tank for it (or making a custom air tank to go where the factory spare would go)
building a cross between a contractor's ladder rack/safari roof rack/topper, which will have a pneumatic extending boom permanently mounted in the center hanging from the rack, with a geared down hand crank winch on the end of it for lifting engines and axles, thens liding them into the bed.
that rack will have four 6" hella fogs on the front, mounted on a pivoting cross bar with brush guards built into it, with a smaller pneumatic ram on it to control angles (doing this just for sh*ts and giggles, plus more switches). I have sliding side windows from a topper that will be mounted to aluminum side panels, so I can easily remove the sides of the "topper" to expose it. the roof will be permanent, the roof rack mounted above that.
final thing will be a new paint job once I finish the body work and fixing the rear flare mounts. it will be in black primer before winter...I need the black base to make the dark cherry/burgundy color I've chosen as dark as possible.
I'll post the new pics as it progresses. currently the rear axle is in, the front is gone since I sold it today.
The point of the project isn't a wheeler. it is to have an armored and capable comanche built for utilitarian/light offroad use.
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