a different kind of MJ build

greg slade

greg slade

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I am not one for build threads. I am usually too busy to stop and take pics. With that here is a few pics of something I have been working on for a while.

This started out as project "Slowmanche" and grew legs from there. It was originally a 2wd 4-speed manual shortbed pickup and boy was it slowwwww!!

I dont have pics of the progress, sorry. Its not done now but its close!

I bought this truck early last year and drove it 100 miles a day back and forth from work. tHe 17 MPG was killing me so I decided a motor upgrade was necessary to give me what I needed.

We started doing the interior mods right away and converted it to buckets and a concole, power windos, locks, and mirrors, an overhead console. Added a bunch of woodgrain and bingo we had a king ranch MJ.

The "Romanche" was born.

We added a cherry picker one day and "Towmanche" was born

We added the 20's and slammed it also gave it a two tone flat black and white paint job and BAM the "Lo-Manche" was alive.

Later we swapped the 20's for a set of 22's and the "Bro-Manche" was here
SOOOOO......I found a smoking deal on a slightly used 4.7 stroker and I searched for a wasted 94 XJ 2wd auto as a donor.

Project "Go-Manche" started to take shape!

So here are the pics of what we ended up with. specs to follow.
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It sounds absolutley nasty

specs are:

1989 comanche bought from "thecarman" Richard. Its my understanding this was his dads trucks and it sat a while. The 3 inches of mold on the paint was a dead giveaway.

I then scored a used 4.7 stroker with super low miles from *****. it was sitting in his shed waiting for a project to go in to.

I scavenged for a clean parts truck to canibalize and ended up with a blown motor 2wd auto XJ for a song.

I wanted a good driving DD for work duty and parts hauling that would bring the mail and get 20-25 MPG or better. I am going to start driving it tomorrow so we will see long term report on the fuel economy.

The motor is a 94 block decked .10 and bored .060 over
A 94 7120 head with new valves and some mild porting
speed pro H825CP pistons with a 15cc dish
comp cams #68-231-4 206/214 cam
pacesetter header with 2 2" collectors
2000 XJ intake
62MM throttle body and spacer
ADJ hesco fuel pressure regulater
24lb ford mutang cobra injectors
AFE cold air intake

Im running a used AW4 trans and of course 2WD for speed/economy DD use

Currently it has a 4.10 geared d35 but i am getting a 8.8 with 3.55 gears and a posi from Chase at ECGS next week.

I also have in the works a plan to add F-1 paddle shifters using the tech info from AW4-shifting.com

We line-x'd the bed and added a killer stereo and alarm/remote start/ keyless is coming soon.

When i did the interior conversion i scored a zero mile cluster with full gauges of ebay. It was a leftover OEM part new in the box. Saweeeet! new build...no miles!

we have driven the truck about 20 miles to date so far and first impression is its quick but grossly over geared. I am not getting the put-you-back-in-your-seat acceration I was hoping for but it will ball the hell out of a 22" tire easily by gently pressing the go pedal at anything under 25 mph.

There is still plenty to do but Im anxious to start driving it and fine tuning the AFR numbers to maximize my power.

I dont know how to upload my cost analysis spreadsheet so you can see what it costs to build. its in a excell spreadsheet form.
 
BRUISER said:
so engine is in and all working?
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yup, after lots of little bugs to work out. everything I used was secondhand and untested in an effort to keep it cheap.

if I email you my spreadsheet can you post it for me?
 
greg slade said:
yup, after lots of little bugs to work out. everything I used was secondhand and untested in an effort to keep it cheap.
if I email you my spreadsheet can you post it for me?
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I would like to see the build sheet for the stroker.

What changes have you made to the cooling system keep that beast cool?

BTW....sweet truck!
 
..Nice work. Its cool to see somthing that everyone is doing here it seems but going a differnt route with it.

BTW pm me whenever that thing is getting ready to go on the market..cool mj
 
woodkrawler said:
I would like to see the build sheet for the stroker.
What changes have you made to the cooling system keep that beast cool?
BTW....sweet truck!
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no build sheet for the hard parts in the stroker past what i already posted, just the add ons to make it work in my application. It has a new 3 core radiator, high flow thermostat and neck from Hesco as well as a high flow FLowkooler water pump.

yager said:
Take screen shot of spread sheet, post as pic. is usually easiest way..
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now your just speaking in tongues, quit picking on the non computer literate mechanic.

chromerunner said:
..Nice work. Its cool to see somthing that everyone is doing here it seems but going a differnt route with it.
BTW pm me whenever that thing is getting ready to go on the market..cool mj
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everything has its price

mudder said:
I want it. :D

lets get some video of that nasty-ness!!!!
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22" tires are too expensive to burn any more than i already have during "testing"! come by the shop you can see it any time, i will be hopefully driving it everyday.

Yager, come by the house with a wish list, i have your intake and accesories for you too.
 
that thing looks evil man now i want to do one but i want an lsx swap & a 6 speed
 
iluv_mud said:
that thing looks evil man now i want to do one but i want an lsx swap & a 6 speed
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that was my original plan or a 3.8 supercharged buick but the stroker came along and it kept with the ratrod-ish all Jeep theme of the truck. its got all the best jeep had to offer through the years in the drivetrain.
 
mudder said:
next step should be a facelift.:huggy:
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i didn't want the newer front end on it. I want t to be more of a beater old school kinda thing. its complete with scratches and dings and original decals on the side.

ECU Jeeper said:
What happened to Ho-manche?
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i almost forgot that one. I know we came up with about 25 different names for the truck during its year transformation.
 
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