the 89 MJ "mary jane"
 

Hey all,
Finally decided to do a build thread. This will be my fourth jeep and first MJ.
Bought it at the end of June.
Had been sitting in this guys driveway for 4 months and needed a clutch.

1989 Jeep Comanche
4x4
4.0L
D30 Front
D35 Rear
32" mall terrains
Everything else is pretty much stock and unmolested.

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first purchases
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Shes been sitting in the street awaiting a clutch.

had to run out and tape the sunroof shut this morning because we actually got some rain out here in the desert. Damn latch that holds it closed is busted. Hope the one at the junkyard has a good one.
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Pulled the Drive shafts
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Gonna take the transfer case off tonight, but after that I'm waiting on parts to go any further. Cant have my trans laying in the street under my truck. Parking Authority loves my area.

Cleaned up the interior. The PO was a total PIG. There is some sort of oil/dirt/grease/booger/caca mess allover the steering wheel and door panels, so I cleaned that crap off. Gonna vacuum and clean the carpet tonight.

This orange stuff works amazing. That and Mr. clean erasers make short work of it.

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Nice MJ find. What are your plans?

Hey man, Thanks, I still cant believe couldnt believe he went that low on price. was originally 1300. Of course I'm not sure what he did with it. Previous owner claimed paint job and engine rebuild are a year old, and it was sitting in his driveway covered for only 3 months. The reason it was sitting is because the slave cylinder blew.

Thinking of running it as is for a while. Cant afford much as far as upgrades. Its got 32s up front and 31s out back.. Got a matching 32 in the garage. just need one more.

Maybe a cb radio. pull the bent rear bumper. Tune up.


Full width axles powered by a cummins 4bt someday?
Haha dreamin

that would be amazing, id love to see it done

Sounds fun. Keep us posted.:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by dnuccio (Post 1892808)

that would be amazing, id love to see it done

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Its been done in xjs.
Oh its only about a 5000-6000$ project. Depending in how much you can get a 4bt for.
Seen a few here for sale in vegas, one in a bread truck(4000$) and one pulled, and ready for transplant (2500$) then comes trans and adapters, then stronger axles, guts for those axles, and custom driveshafts. :D Too much for me.

May do the 8.8 exploder rear end swap though. I like the idea of disc brakes on all four corners.

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Originally Posted by NorCalJeep (Post 1892813)

Sounds fun. Keep us posted.

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Will do man.. I think Im gonna hang onto this one for a while.

Got to the radio wiring and labeling. Also carpet cleaning today. As well as the crap in the door panels after 20 years.
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Also did some investigating, and found this lil shiner on the sheet metal of the fenderwell (under the airbox)
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Is this normal?

I love finding parts laying on my bed.
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New hydraulic hose came today. Hope the clutch comes tomorrow. Damn FedEx.
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Threw in a gold top duralast 670 cranking amps :D

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Got the clutch today.

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Never ordering anything from rock auto ever again. Took 7 days to get to Las Vegas from Colorado, via FEDEX!!!!
Never again.



I'm off to the driveway to get this thing jacked up.
More pics later

Get r done

Got everything ready, tools, all jacked up and squared away. Exhaust off.
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Crossmember off.
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everything unplugged and disconnected. Found three broken vacuum lines running from transfer case to engine bay.
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Gonna try junkyard :furious:

Top two bolts( 12 point ) holding the transmission on the engine are stripped. Im gonna have to try a smaller size socket and tap it on with a hammer. When the sun sets. :furious:

* found out it requires a reverse torx. Gonna try that and see what happens o_O

looks good. dont know how i feel about that '86 XLS badge on the tailgate though haha

I know I know. The previous owner had it painted a year ago, and then he re badged it. Im pulling everything, except the comanche badges on the front fenders (still look nice) and the front "Jeep" badge.

Going to bed, and starting at 4:30 tomorrow morning because we have a storm rolling in, and it should be nice and cool till 10am. Finally got thread locker for pressure plate bolts, and the damn socket for the reverse torx

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tons of pic tomorrow afternoon.
AND MY FIRST TEST DRIVE!!!!

Just awesome, I love mj's almost had one myself but it was down right dangerous to drive and despite the 4x4 emblems all over it was know 2wd

Thx man^

Woke up this morning at 5 with a back ache and it was already swampy n 90 degrees outside. Gonna try tonight before the second set of storms.

Got out to mt charleston this morning for smoke session in the rain
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I got a little work in today before the heat nearly passed me out :sweatdrop:



shes sittin out in the street on jack stands. Lets hope parking authority doesnt notice. :ninja:

That's a bummer

Sucks bro. She'll be back up soon.

Did a little work. Heres the pics
 

Cleaning disgusting crossmember, going to paint it black or something.
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Dropping trans by myself took a little bit of "negotiating."
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Ugly inside. Seal gave on the slave/concentric throwout bearing.
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Luckily Its nothing some brakekleen wont fix.
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And finally I installed the new hydraulic line.
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Still waiting on RockAuto to get my damn parts in the mail, so I can get a refund or different clutch. Im still on edge about getting ANYTHING from this company.

Hopefully I'll have it (money or clutch) within the week.

Now THAT is a sexy jack :icon_wink:
I always was a sucker for redheads

Lol thank you for letting me use the jack. would have been impossible without it buddy.

Got up nice and early this morning and cleaned off the transmission.
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Went wake boarding this morning after :head: nice to get away for a few hours.
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Geez you are having way too much fun get back to work
Im just jealous

Ahh yes.. I do have quite a bit of fun, for someone whos as broke as I am.
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Jet ski is mine, the powerboat we were towed with belongs to a friend.


Also
Found a latch kit for the sunroof today on ebay. 30$ isint too bad. Ill keep looking till I get the cash tho.

And.. I got conformation that rockauto recieved my return parts, so Im awaiting $ back on my card. Im going to get a slave cylinder locally and reuse the clutch. Talk about budget build.

Had to move it across the street with a flat tire by myself. Parking authority can suck my dick

Well, I moved the jeep onto somewhat level ground for the first time, and wouldnt ya know, it sits like a prerunner. GOTTA fix this. Need to do more research because this lift is strange. It resembles the ACOS lift system, but is not adjustable, and uses what looks to be a wrangler coil. Very short. stuffing 32s up front. Ill get a picture later. Rear appears to be stock. Its nearly stuffing 31s out back. God knows what was done to this thing

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The CORRECT replacement peugeot slave cylinder should be here monday or tuesday, so I'll have a ton of pics up.

Gonna scrub the clutch and pressure plate and reuse it. Not wasting a dime on this POS trans.

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She will be driveable tomorrow guys. Let you know how it goes, and ill have many photos. Wish me luck

Flat black paint is the best way to cover those chalk lines just watch your rims

Thanks man, was gonna take care of that soon. Its like grease pencil damnit. Hope I can scrub it off. ***** put it on thick. May call the city and ask. I can just hear the conversation.. YOU PUT IT ON!!! HOW THE **** DO I GET IT OFF?

Loving it....tomorrow is my Bday....going up to square away pickup of my Comanche......then the project will really begin.....

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Gonna take that POS Puegot tranny and get an AX15? The one in mine is completely grenaded, so its the perfect time for me to swap.

Looking forward to more.

Dutch

Gonna keep the peugeot for now, I dont have the money or else I would. my second XJ(red) had the ax15. Felt a lot stronger than this thing. just going thru the shift pattern anyways.. That thing looks pretty good for a back40 jeep. Hows the body?

Couple dents on the roof, but for the most part looks pretty good. Driver side window regulator is trashed, so the window has been halfway down for who knows how long. But it looks like most of it is here.

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Can't wait to get it home.

^^^ Thats lookin good man. Let me know when you make a build thread!
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Ok... Its been a busy busy week. Got a part time job, thats turning into a full time one. Go me.

worked on the boat, worked on the MJ and helped a friend swap his engine. Pshewww...

Got to some work today finally. Clutch went up last night, trans, transfer case, starter, driveshafts and crossmember went up today.


Last night I discovered this lovely pilot bearing DESTROYED
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found an awesome removal tool
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trans awaiting transplant (haha)
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Friend needed the lower rear seal on his bearing housing on the outboard replaced . PITA
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Helped another friend swap and paint motors. Runs tits. looks tits.
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Im still missing the coupler for the hydraulic line from master to slave cylinder( pic a part tomorrow) But the MJ WILL DRIVE TOMORROW!!!!


stay posted...

You needed some 32s right?

http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/pts/3216129162.html

^ man those look sweet. I wish I could tho. Im down to my last 30$ till then end of the month. Court fees raped me this month. A word of warning to everyone. Keep it under 65 in a 35. It'll cost ya.

Its alive!!!!
slipped the trans into first gear with a screwdriver because I took out the gear selector in first and It wouldnt fit.. Adjusted the transfercase linkage, bled the clutch some more.. And I took my first drive. Needs a lil more bleeding, but it works great. Need to run my vacuum lines for the 4wd actuation, but shes gonna get a shake down this week!
I may have to get a set of xj stock springs. This bull**** wrangler type lift setup isint tall enough for 32s. Rubs like a mother ****er at nearly halfway to lock.

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HUNG my shackles today. Finally got a drill bit to go thru the push bar.
:cheers: got some 31" wrangler MTRs (old style)
Mounting, balance and shakedown tomorrow afternoon.

Pics to come