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1990 co"MAN"che
well everybody if you don't know already I have a White 1990 Jeep Comanche. She has a inline 6cyl 5spd mannual trans 4x4 Dana 30 in the front and Dana 35 in the rear. She has a little over 232k on the chassis when I got her the first owner told me that he recently had the engine rebuild with 10k on it I've put about 2k on her so far. The only thing I have done so far is but some new wheels which are Pro Comp 1069-15x8. Other then that she is stock til I get some money to get more upgrades. Now for a quick history! Unfortunately this is my second vechile my first was a 1997 TJ which bit the dust on the way to school one day. The drive shaft I believe was able to wiggle itself free and fall off while i was at a light. The rust on the frame and tub were so bad it couldnt be fixed with out replacing the whole frame so we said forget it and got a manche.
drivers side
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passangers side
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front view
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back view quite a bit of rust on the bottom of the bumper otherwise it is solid
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pro comp series 1069
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Dana 30 in the front i believe
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D35 in the rear
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the inline 6cyl
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The only major rust spot on the truck other then the bumper ill take off the fender flares with in a week or two and see if its worse under the fender flare. Lets hope not
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Nice!
if it were mine and I were in HS, I'd start by getting a can of engine degreaser and spraying down the engine and let it soak according to the directions on the can. Then spray it off- really well. A clean engine is easy to spot leaks and fix before they get too bad. Maybe spray down that rear diff as well.
I don't know much about the suspensions under Jeeps, but you could probably do a lift fairly inexpensively. Maybe not.
Do you know the condition of the fluids? Like the transfer case, front and rear diffs? May want to get those changed. Me than likely an easy DIY.
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The nice thing about the comanche is it is basically an XJ with a bed, should be easy enough to find parts and plenty of after market stuff available. There was a pretty nice comanche on our last wheeling trip to central city, the trail run report and owner are on the forum.
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[QUOTE=ExplorerTom;225145]Nice!
if it were mine and I were in HS, I'd start by getting a can of engine degreaser and spraying down the engine and let it soak according to the directions on the can. Then spray it off- really well. A clean engine is easy to spot leaks and fix before they get too bad. Maybe spray down that rear diff as well.
I don't know much about the suspensions under Jeeps, but you could probably do a lift fairly inexpensively. Maybe not.
Do you know the condition of the fluids? Like the transfer case, front and rear diffs? May want to get those changed. Me than likely an easy DIY.[/QUOTE]
No I haven't checked the fluids but I will make sure to in the up coming weeks and were can you get engine degreaser Im assuming a NAPA or autozone?
[QUOTE=xaza;225156]The nice thing about the comanche is it is basically an XJ with a bed, should be easy enough to find parts and plenty of after market stuff available. There was a pretty nice comanche on our last wheeling trip to central city, the trail run report and owner are on the forum.[/QUOTE]
Yeah im on an all comanche fourm as well and have learned alot in terms of interchangable parts with other jeep vehciles as well as dakotas
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Welcome! Cool rig. Not your every day vehicle for sure!
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[QUOTE=dscowell;225159] Im assuming a NAPA or auto zone
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Advanced auto parts
Cant go wrong !!!
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Nice, mines an '89! I've got a 4" Rubicon Express long arm kit sitting in the garage waiting to go under it. It's got a rear 44 and I've got a non-disconnect 30 sitting in the back of the driveway art for the front. Right now I've got it sitting on 33's with no lift and no cutting.
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Nice rig! Looks like a fun project! From the Pics it looks like you have a plastic bed liner, they are notorious for trapping water and allowing the bed to rust out from right underneath them, so you may think about removing it.
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[QUOTE=Fordboy77;225309]Nice rig! Looks like a fun project! From the Pics it looks like you have a plastic bed liner, they are notorious for trapping water and allowing the bed to rust out from right underneath them, so you may think about removing it.[/QUOTE]
Yeah it does have a plastic bedliner on it which I don't like. Once I the money and it comes up on my checklist of things to do I will get it Rhinolined I think it looks way better and tougher then the plastic bedliner
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[QUOTE=dscowell;225461]Yeah it does have a plastic bedliner on it which I don't like. Once I the money and it comes up on my checklist of things to do I will get it Rhinolined I think it looks way better and tougher then the plastic bedliner[/QUOTE]
If you plan on taking your rig somewhere to have it rhinolined, make sure to take it to a quality shop. Some places skimp on the prep work, or make mistakes in applying it and it can cause it to look not as nice as it could, or ever chip and wear funny.
I do like rhinoliner more than linex, and have tried both on a few different rigs, and will take rhino over linex anyday. But I have had some friends have really good luck with Herculiner, and Al's Liner, but those are more DIY kits.
There was a member on here who did his whole rig in Al's Liner i believe and it turned out looking great.
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[quote=Fordboy77;225462]with Herculiner[/quote]good stuff,just make sure you do great prep work
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Looking forward to your build of this co'man'che :)
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[QUOTE=Fordboy77;225462]If you plan on taking your rig somewhere to have it rhinolined, make sure to take it to a quality shop. Some places skimp on the prep work, or make mistakes in applying it and it can cause it to look not as nice as it could, or ever chip and wear funny.
I do like rhinoliner more than linex, and have tried both on a few different rigs, and will take rhino over linex anyday. But I have had some friends have really good luck with Herculiner, and Al's Liner, but those are more DIY kits.
There was a member on here who did his whole rig in Al's Liner i believe and it turned out looking great.[/QUOTE]
Before we had the comanche we had a 94 chevy silverado that my dad got rhinolined so he would know where to go thanks for the advice!
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not much of an update today just removing the tint the was on the driver side and rear windows
removed most of the tint but it still left behind a very thin second layer which I will live with for now sense I plan on upgrading to 97+ cherokee doors eventually.
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Rear window still need to wipe up the left over glue but I will finally be able to see better at night
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Another view of the rear window
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Nice Job, getting off that old tint can be a pain in the ass.
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They sell a tint glue remover at Autozone for a couple of bucks. Works like a charm when used carefully with a razor blade.
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well I saw on youtube to just use a ton of ammonia solution and that works good too. I was using goo gone and it was working fine as well.
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Coincidentally I was removing tint today too. I did the steamer method which is pretty damn nice. I bought a $30 unit from WalMart and took the tint off the front side windows, it took about an hour including the final wipe down for the two windows. I highly recommend it. I talked to a shop and they said they'd do it for $30 - 40 so I figure I came out ahead because it's done and I have a steamer. Yeah, I have no idea what other use it has either! :lmao:
Anyone removing tint is welcome to borrow it!
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[quote=Chris;226018]I have no idea what other use it has either[/quote]
You could steam the wrinkles out of those raggedy T-shirts you wear. :)
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[QUOTE=Chris;226018] I did the steamer method which is pretty damn nice. I bought a $30 unit from WalMart
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I did the same thing works super good. I got my steamer from bed bath and beyond for like 20 bucks but it was a portalable one so it had to be refilled after almost every window
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Dude! steamers are great for detailing your cars. cleans vents and stuff great, as well as removeing decals, and all other weird uses.
i get fun with my tools and like to think of myself as a crafty *******. i got a hft steemer about three years ago. fantastic for cleaning the car and i have even used it to repair a few ipad 3's and remove/install vinyl decals on my old drift car. they also work GREAT for engine detailing, cut oil & grime off pretty well
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So today I decided to take off the fender flares to see if there was any rust. Lucky there was not any. Eventually I'll get the fenders trimmed so it looks better but for now I can live with them how they are. The Comanche just needs a wash and it will look way better.
driver side
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passanger side
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It looks to be in great shape Dante, glad the rust is superficial.
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Sorry that this thread hasn't been updated in a while due to me being in high school and having barely any money. I got my first job so the plan was if I get enough money to get a lift, driveshaft, gears and some used tires. BUT there seems to be some transmission issues.:frown: So if will see if I can figure out whats wrong somethings lose or just totally busted and fix that or just replace the whole trans sense the thing is older then me. I figured I'd update this for anyone who was still interested in this build
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Don't sweat it Dante, building is a life long obsession!
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[quote=dscowell;231767]Sorry that this thread hasn't been updated in a while due to me being in high school and having barely any money. I got my first job so the plan was if I get enough money to get a lift, driveshaft, gears and some used tires. BUT there seems to be some transmission issues.[/quote]Welcome to life! ;)
If you decide to upgrade to a newer tanny with the external slave cylinder, we can watch the local yards for you.
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[QUOTE=Hypoid;231819]Welcome to life! ;)
If you decide to upgrade to a newer tanny with the external slave cylinder, we can watch the local yards for you.[/QUOTE]
thanks for your guys concern and willing to help me out. I'll probably take it into shop over summer to see what the issue is. and what is and external slave cylinder?
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In the first 8 years with my Jeep all I could afford was a lift kit, tires/rims and after about 5 years even a spare. Eventually I had the little things done to make it reliable and was ready to start upgrading things. It comes in time and you have an early start at it. I was 25 before I began my build to get it to where it is now and it was/is my first build.
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[QUOTE=dscowell;231848]thanks for your guys concern and willing to help me out. I'll probably take it into shop over summer to see what the issue is. and what is and external slave cylinder?[/QUOTE]
An slave cylinder is a hydrlic cylinder that is activated by line pressure when you push in the clutch. The cylinder then pushes on the clutch fork and throw out bearing and pulls the the clutch disc away from the friction disc and allows the vehicle to be in "neutral". The advantage of an external slave cylinder is that if it fails you can easily replace it. Internal slave cylinders require you to pull the entire transmission to change the slave cylinder. Basically 20-30min task for an external slave or several hours for an internal.
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[quote=Fordboy77;231864]The advantage of an external slave cylinder is that if it fails you can easily replace it. Internal slave cylinders require you to pull the entire transmission to change the slave cylinder.[/quote]And they don't leak all over your clutch disc when they go out. :cool:
I don't know which transmission you have without looking, but many people upgrade to the newer AX-15 transmission from the Cherokee. The down side is that your transfer case won't bolt up to the newer transmission.
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[QUOTE=Hypoid;231882]
I don't know which transmission you have without looking, but many people upgrade to the newer AX-15 transmission from the Cherokee. The down side is that your transfer case won't bolt up to the newer transmission.[/QUOTE]
I believe I have an AX-15 but I will have to check later some time for conformation.
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While you are under there, look for the build date on the T-Case tag. 1990 and older will have a 21 spline input shaft, 1991 and newer will have a 23 spline input shaft.
Hopefully you will find something that is cheap and easy to repair. :)
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[QUOTE=Hypoid;231906]While you are under there, look for the build date on the T-Case tag. 1990 and older will have a 21 spline input shaft, 1991 and newer will have a 23 spline input shaft. [/QUOTE]
Is a higher spline count better?
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Yes, the higher spline count is stronger.
What is more relevant, is having parts that fit together. When you go in the self service yards, ask for an interchange list. They will print off a list of vehicles that use the same part, and where they are set in the yard.
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Not much of an update just took my headliner out to redo it sense it looked awful. No pictures as of yet but will upload some soon as I find the camera. Looking to take off the plastic bedliner tomorrow and I believe I will be getting paid this Friday so I will have lift coming soon!
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Sounds pretty sweet! What lift did you end up deciding to go with?
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With my budget Im going to go with BDS 3" sense I don't quite have the money nor know how for a SOA lift. I'm sure I could get some of you to help me but also this is going to be my DD for a while so I wanted better clearance but also something that would work good on road too. I'll eventually do a SOA with 33" but for now 3" will work sense I wont be doing any extreme offroading!
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I like the new profile pic