1987 Comanche build...The War Machine

[jeeperjohn]

I hated Cali. will NEVER go back. it's too expensive...I was down their for work for 6 weeks, just got home just before turkey day. they wanted friggin $45 for some fat queer to cut my hair down there...needless to say, I went to walmart and bought a hair buzzer and buzzed it....cuts are $15 back home.



sorry, my posts of the last day or so in this thread are not in order

I never could figure how they can get $40+ for a haircut when it's just a short hairstyle. I guess the more queer the stylist the more expensive the cut. You wanted the queer to cut your hair DOWN THERE ! :scared:

 

[DansGreyMj]

When i am out there i always get it cut for 10 bucks.

 

[Darky]

I usually get mine done for $10 including tip. But then when I cut my hair, it's at a military barber. I just tell them not to start with a zero.

 

[guther66]

Have you installed the currie joints yet? How do the handle compared to the rubber bushings?

 

[jeepcomj]

not yet. going in when I build the longarms I think.

 

[dakineJ]

they wanted friggin $45 for some fat queer to cut my hair down there

haha, so true

 

[jeepcomj]

well, another update
today I half@$$ed a functional exhaust together....I had A LOT of leaks, from front to back. went to look, and the stainless clamps that came with the borla header and down-pipe had loosened up, and the downpipe was no longer in the tranny hangar. on top of that, last week the tail pipe was rattling on the rear x-member under the bed, so I cut it off real quick @ work.


so, it now has a flowmaster 40 and is welded from the catalytic on back (although my welds look like a 3 year old did them...I didn't have time to clean, just needed it done and leak free)...tightened and lock-tite the clamps on the borla downpipe so they wouldn't loosen back up by themselves. this allows me to remove the exhaust quickly and easily.

poor quality on sound, but here's a short video that shows how the flowmaster sounds. It was late so i couldn't get on the throttle either


I also bought a new optima red top on sunday.

re-installed my A pillar gauge pods, and installed my dual needle pressure gauge. this will show both tank and regulated air pressure. Right now only the regulated pressure is hooked up...it is the red needle (R for regulated...). the white needle will be tank pressure. I need to wire up the back light in it still, and I should also relocate my tranny temp. gauge to the pod as well...the dash space where the trans temp. gauge is right now would be better used for either a factory clock, or who knows what.

I made a suction-cup dash mounted "tripod" for my digital camera so that I can record wheeling trips. When I made this video, I was tired, sick of driving with mud terrains in bad road conditions...I completely forgot I have 4wd low or I probably would have made it lol. oh well. turn down your speakers before you play it btw...

 

[jeepcomj]

got out the plasma cutter and welder when I got home to see how bad I could screw up the front inner fenders...only got around to the driver's side as I still need to relocate the battery(s) to the bed.

first step was to cut the lowest part out, trim out in front of it, and relocate the curve from the front of the inner wheel well forward. like so

then to fill in the gap that was left

I still need to finish weld a few spots and have two smaller areas to fill in, but I ran out of argon so I called it a day. since I have to d/d this thing right now, I had to paint it to avoid having it get rusty, and I had to temporarily mount the ECU and air horns.

here's a comparison...driver's inner fender (cut) to passenger inner fender (uncut)

gained about 8" forward front tire clearance on the truck

 

[joe_peters]

My Wife gives me free haircuts with the Wal-Mart clippers--of course, she doesn't have a whole lot to work with anymore.

Really like the write up and pictures. :yelclap:

 

[jeepcomj]

compliments of some trading with brent ($500mj), 97 front end (brent, I'll make it there this week with the vent wing windows and two 10 slot grilles, once the snow lets up)

out with the old

in with the new

not sure on whether I want to just bolt the flares on, or raise them then bolt them. either way, I figured out 97+ xj front flares will be just about perfect on the rear...

 

[BenDiesel]

thats one sweet mj. cant wait to get one my self

 

[snail]

awesome build :worship: i wish i had the ability to do an engine swap and such. the rig looks great with the white and black

 

[jeepcomj]

awesome build :worship: i wish i had the ability to do an engine swap and such. the rig looks great with the white and black

lol, thanks. it's not that hard, just requires time, proper tools, and following the fsm plus listening to people who know better than u do.

as far as the white and black...it's probably gonna end up either a forest green, or burgundy maroon

 

[kastein]

The only color scheme more badass than white and black is olive drab :twak:

Kidding, forest green would rock.

(disclaimer: I own a white 96 sport XJ and a white 91 MJ that's getting a repaint to the same thing this summer...)

 

[jeepcomj]

lol, I'm about 23 now and it's time for the truck to stop looking like I'm still in high school.

the paint will be decent, but not perfect...I do intend to wheel it. I'll be removing alot of the stickers from the rear window, too.

I have ALOT of things to do before I paint, though.

 

[collkid]

lol, I'm about 23 now and it's time for the truck to stop looking like I'm still in high school.

the paint will be decent, but not perfect...I do intend to wheel it. I'll be removing alot of the stickers from the rear window, too.

I have ALOT of things to do before I paint, though.

Know what you mean. Thought the same thing when I sold my 92 and bought my 2000

 

[Blue 97 XJ]

what front bumper is that? i like it a lot.

 

[jeepcomj]

custom.

 

[Blue 97 XJ]

well it looks nice, wish i had the fab skills, time, and place.

 

[jeepcomj]

lol, thanks. a club member who goes by "TNT" actually made it several years ago, and when he was in a bind for some cash, I picked it up. it's about perfect for me, and the angles on the botom almost perfectly match the angles on the skid plate.