TECHNICAL FORUMS => Project Builds => Topic started by: luvmyxj on September 20, 2009, 04:04:03 PM
Title: project (m)icheal (j)ackson
Post by: luvmyxj on September 20, 2009, 04:04:03 PM
so my new project is a 89\" jeep comanche 2wd renix 4.0l 6 i think with the ba-10.i\'ve always owned pick-up\'s and thought a mj is more my style. my plans, air shocks or coilovers havn\'t deceided yet 1 ton axles with 37\" goodyear hummer tires cage and 5 points i\'m using all the funds from the xj, so this project should move pretty quick
pics of 1st day home.i filled 4 garbage cans of junk from the cab and bed
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Post by: luvmyxj on September 20, 2009, 04:10:43 PM
1st order was to strip all the rusty panels,she may look bad but its all sheetmetal and the unibody/frame is in good shape,i also cut off all the rust from the rockers and bed.its hard to believe only 10 years of roch. winters have made it this rusty,it originally came from florida.anyways i\'m gonna put a 98\"cherokee front clip on.got most of it sanded and went to the pick\'n\'pull and started getting parts
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Post by: rejeep on September 20, 2009, 05:47:42 PM
if your getting rid of the bench seat PLEASE LET ME KNOW.. I need the brackets and MAROON bench!!!!
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Post by: bear555 on September 21, 2009, 03:02:38 PM
Dude where did you get that mj, and how much did they pay you to take it away :)
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Post by: luvmyxj on September 21, 2009, 03:42:59 PM
sorry arie,threw it out like a week ago,between the mouse poo and holes in it plus the broken bottle of deer urine the seats where unusable,and i cut the brackets out just to get them out of there.there is a 86\'mj at j&J P\'N\'P THAT looks brand new with a leather bench.
i bought the mj while the wife was on a family vacation,she was not amused when she 1st saw it
Title: Re: project (m)icheal (j)ackson
Post by: rejeep on September 21, 2009, 05:04:49 PM
I have a cherry 86 MJ minus the rotted floor and busted floor brackets.. been looking for a maroon bench and bracts for some time now...
already have the floor all lined up ready to go.. just dont want to be in the middle of a project with my pants down..
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Post by: luvmyxj on October 07, 2009, 04:01:30 PM
so ,parts have been coming in and i\'ve been getting to work on it here and there.here the list of parts i\'ve accumulated so far. d60 and 10.25 from a 87\'ford f-350 with 4:10 gurs 16\"sway away air shocks 37\"hummer tires gotta bunch more suspension stuff on the way its been getting cold out so i moved indoors and started setting ride heights and whatnot.heres some pics
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Post by: luvmyxj on November 15, 2009, 04:28:40 PM
been making progress
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Post by: ollllllo on November 16, 2009, 08:53:51 AM
lookin good buddy! hey nice welds!
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Post by: luvmyxj on June 14, 2010, 09:52:34 PM
progress
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Post by: ollllllo on June 15, 2010, 06:40:05 AM
Looking Good!
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Post by: luvmyxj on November 07, 2010, 08:31:34 PM
trying really hard to make the nov rausch trip,everything i need is either in my garage or in the mail, some updates
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Post by: ollllllo on November 08, 2010, 09:58:49 PM
I havent seen this in quite a while. great progress.
Let me know if I can help so that you make the trip to RC.
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Post by: smichaelR22 on November 10, 2010, 09:42:33 PM
some welding progress
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Post by: CoraC143 on November 11, 2010, 08:56:10 AM
The tail gate looks hawt!!
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Post by: luvmyxj on November 12, 2010, 10:22:42 AM
how about some fancy smancy JWX gussets
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Post by: CoraC143 on November 12, 2010, 12:58:39 PM
watcha thinkin?
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Post by: luvmyxj on November 13, 2010, 09:56:58 PM
maybe some 3/16\"s with jw logo that i can cut later for angles i have. tonights progress.1 driveshaft made ,all welding finished except the diffs. steerin finished ,seats and battery mounted and wired, harnesses should be here mon.all thats left is lincoln lockers, some floor patches ,oil change and fluids topped off thanks to smike for bringing his blue box over and welding his gonads off
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Post by: luvmyxj on December 13, 2010, 11:18:07 PM
some updates went through the wire harness and cut about 5lbs of useless wires out temp dashboard till i get some fancy guages shifters installed
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Post by: ollllllo on December 13, 2010, 11:57:30 PM
I think we can can help you out.
Cora has been working on some gusset designs so hopefully we can cut some this week. :grind:
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Post by: etk300ex on December 17, 2010, 10:31:45 AM
looking good
did you get the RADesigns shifter?
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Post by: luvmyxj on December 17, 2010, 11:15:34 AM
yup,its the little shifter on the side of the twin sticks,and the switch in front of it locks/unlocks the torque convertor
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Post by: etk300ex on December 17, 2010, 03:40:11 PM
ahha now i see it
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Post by: luvmyxj on May 04, 2011, 08:42:02 AM
update took this pile on its 1st real wheelin trip to big dogs, it had some issues that got worked out with the help of everyone but got a solid 2 days of wheelin issues: overheating=fixed rear u-joint=fixed fuel pump issues=fixed shredded fan belt=fixed front output sheared bolts=fixed brake issues not so much fixed but dealt with broken valve stem and leaky o ring=fixed
came home to find out my engine mounts are so worn it moved forward enough to put a pinhole in my brand new radiator :angry:
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Post by: MrMindless on May 04, 2011, 01:35:16 PM
I think you need a machined, true spacer to really fix the brakes.
and figure out the right internal lockup joint for that rear. I think it\'s a Dodge 7290, and you need a 7290-1350 conversion.
I should have remembered that - and in fact I believe I run one of those joints coming out of my transmission in the Dakota.
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Post by: smichaelR22 on May 04, 2011, 02:40:19 PM
i bet i could spin something pretty easy on the lathe if you explane what it needs to do
the joint is probably the same coming out of the slip yoke of the buggy to the 205 also lol
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Post by: MrMindless on May 05, 2011, 08:13:48 AM
is it welded it too? :-/
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Post by: smichaelR22 on May 05, 2011, 09:36:05 AM
no, i handed the two pieces to fleet pride and told them to make a joint be there inbetween them. 24$ and 10 minutes later it was back in my hand.
