1987 Jeep Comanche

[98REDXJ2]

Well this is my first MJ I was able to purchase.
I tried to buy one a few times over the years since I was 16 and never really worked out until this one came along.

I bought it needing some reassembly and repairs.
Right now it’s an 2.5l ax-4 4x4 it was originally a 2wd truck.
Since buying it I have done a lot in the past 2 years or so

I’ll add more info when I have time

Before and now

 

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Awesome!!!!

 

[98REDXJ2]

After purchasing I had to reassemble most of the interior. The PO did a patch job on the floor and used some crazy epoxy stuff to coat the floors.
While doing so I rebuilt the bench seat mounts that were rotted away, added a full cluster to replace the dummy cluster, put a wood grain dash trim in, bought a dash cover, replaced the broken side cab lights, installed new carpet, I bought Laredo Cherokee door cards and chrome handle trim pieces and I cut down a 97+ console into a mini console and painted it to match since the original mini console was busted up.
And I also upgraded the steering wheel.
I took a sort wheel and stripped off the junk wrap, cleaned it, rewrapped the wheel with an Amazon wrap, and installed it with a black horn button with a new amc Jeep horn button logo

 

[98REDXJ2]

On the exterior I cleaned up the outside some and covered it with boiled linseed oil. Replaced the door handles with metal chrome ones. I added bumper push pads and then found a push bar added some old hella lights I had. I put some upcountry coil springs up front to level it out. I refurbished some Jeep wheels and put 31” iron man tires on them.
Found a better bed liner and a toolbox so I had more storage.
Cleaned up and repainted the rear bumper.
I replaced all of the front header plastics with new chrome ones.
I swapped out the CAD 30 for a freshened up regular d30.
I think that covers most of the things I’ve done outside. I have a factory swb roll bar I want to install this year yet and find a smaller toolbox to fit between it. I also bought a hitch from scarfab I have yet to install.
In the engine bay I had to extract a broken manifold stud, installed a new exhaust header back, full tune up, deleted the smog crap, Upgraded the valve cover to an aluminum one, and fixed all the vacuum lines

 

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Looking good! Man, I love the red interiors.

 

[98REDXJ2]

My future plans for it still are to install the factory roll bar, install my new hitch, a 3ish inch lift and either do a straight 6 ax15 swap or a 5.3ls and ax15 swap.

 

[98REDXJ2]

Looking good! Man, I love the red interiors.

Yea I really love the less common colors that were available in the late 80s early 90s.
Mine is cordovan burgundy/maroon.

 

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cordovan burgundy

Fancy! Haha

 

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What year are those "Opera" lights from? The ones above the seat belt on the B pillar. My 87 has square corners on them. That and the plastic clips have finally broke, again. My last set.

 

[98REDXJ2]

What year are those "Opera" lights from? The ones above the seat belt on the B pillar. My 87 has square corners on them. That and the plastic clips have finally broke, again. My last set.

I just tried looking for them. I believe these are the same thing I may have got mine directly from their site when I got them. Looks like you can find them on Amazon and maybe somewhere else too. No longer available on eBay apparently either.

I believe I found out about them either from a Facebook Comanche page or forum

 

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Cool! Much appreciated. Mine are currently dangling by the wires. Fragile little *****.