Devon seems like a straight up good guy and very knowledgeable. Shows just how good it is to find a good, privately owned, small shop mechanic. Kudos to him.
Quick tip-- no mechanic likes being watched while they do their work, let alone filmed and interviewed--- I hope they paid these builders separate/additionally for their apperances in these videos.
Please add the retail cost of all the parts. You have over $1000 worth of tires alone, plus the cost of the exhaust parts, Teraflex parts, etc. ALL the retail costs (for us normal folks) must be included in your "Cheap" Jeep.
Before you get too insulted please watch this video: th-cam.com/video/5gjl2KwF70U/w-d-xo.html It shows what we did with the donated parts money from the last Cheap Jeep video series!
@@TFLtruck it's nice that you donated but we still want the retail cost of the free parts you got in the total price of your "cheap jeep"... we dont get free parts so we need to know the TOTAL cost.
A cheap jeep challenge would have just been fixing the transmission and maybe getting new stock size tires and then going wheeling wherever.. this "cheap" jeep has like $6000 worth of donated parts and somebody else's labor..
well of course you work within your budget but with a new one costing 50k nowadays yes, this is super cheap and all those mods are needed for off roading
That Comanche was super clean though. Cheap is all relative to one’s budget. The donated parts surely help but it’s still much cheaper than a new Gladiator.
How awesome is Devon for coming through like that...and way under cost! I am with Tommy on his price estimate, wish I lived near Devon's shop big time.
Am I the only who isn't crying like a baby like everyone bout the "donations, Devon, or how expensive it is?" Been a fan for awhile I'm just enjoying the series & watching these nice offroading videos after the build
I agree Gzus, you would think this is the first time we've seen free parts for an off road build. That said, this is looking like an episode of Hoovie's Garage! I hope the engine holds up.
Devon needs to charge more just for the annoyance of Roman in the shop. Still the same issue with budget - FREE TeraFlex lift and BFGs would be nice if we all could do it. Should add the cost to consumers in to be more accurate.
Before you get too insulted please watch this video: th-cam.com/video/5gjl2KwF70U/w-d-xo.html It shows what we did with the donated parts money from the last Cheap Jeep video series!
I don't know what you are talking about. Taking the jeep to several different mechanics and not doing any of the work done themselves using expensive parts is totally cheap. Spending 10X the money rebuilding a crappy transmission a moderately intelligent person would just get an AX15 from a junkyard is normal too.
Yea I agree it broke my heart to see them put those huge tires and lift on there. It was so much trouble it made feel like it was the wrong thing for the truck. It would have been beautiful to restore it. Personally, I think they should have made it into classic rather than an off roader.
I could probably count on one hand all of the Comanches I've seen with my own eyes. Always a head turner as far as I'm concerned, no matter the condition. Adding up the production numbers on wikipedia (who knows if they're accurate) I get 190,428, that's a tiny number compared to almost any other truck from 1985 to 1992. It takes real dedication to keep something that obscure on the road. Well, dedication or desperation, one of the two. ;-)
You CAN'T call it a "cheep Jeep" when you aren't figuring in the cost of the tires & suspension parts! ANYONE ELSE would have to buy them so you are not even close to $10K anymore!
You don't choose mud tires because of how they "look", you choose them for how the perform. And you don't replace an original jeep shift knob, you fix it!
I agree with you despite some disagreements . I'd take this truck over a new 50K Chevy or Ford . They're so unique and different . Kinda like being a Marine .. unless you've earned the title and lived it , you don't understand . I'm hoping to make it out to Moab myself next September
not always. I did a 84 CJ7 project with the single transfer case shifter. That thing was shit from the factory. I removed it completely and fabbed my own twin stick shifter. oohrah!
Amazing truck and build so far. As others have stated thou, you need to factor in all the parts costs also....which having done the same to an XJ I can tell you are quite substantial. Also I'm betting those tires are going to rub a bit once you start flexing. Good video.
Owning a Comanche... Devons look is priceless at doing all this work. Death wobble... most people fire the parts cannon at it. Cab forward XJ, cab rear, Comanche. Most guys cut the fenders for clearance and rubbing. Challenges.... everything. Nothing is usually straight bolt on, plan on fabing and just making things work. I too wish everything was donated and labor costs were that low. A grand? Come on man!!!!!
I just saw the video were they introduced the Comanche and Roman specifically said don't suggest lifts and big tires because they don't need it MOAB ready 🙈
Kudos to Devon for making those parts work seeing what he was given to work with. He seems like a good mechanic and not just a "parts changer." Can't wait for Moab!
did the same thing with my $1200 Montero, did the torsion bar lift my self in the drive way and $80 for a cat delete and glasspack welded in, and $500 buck on second hand rims and 5 new mud tires. oh and bed linered the whole truck for $300= $ 2080. that's cheap
So now it will eat u joints, and the speedometer will be off, and it will have a little less power to the ground, and won't creep as slowly,and it will rollover easier, other that that it's fine.
Personally I didn’t like the looks of the small truck with those big tires, specially with the front ones standing more outboard than the rear ones. I would have gone for the 31”. The mud tires start life quite quiet. After 1/3 of their short life (compared with all terrain), they star making more and more noise. I loved the cheap white 4 banger you made. No so with this one.
Dominik Heidrich they need the spacers on the front or the tires will rub before the steering went to the lock. They will have to modify a fix for the rear ones.
I had one with 205 75 r 15 tires with stock suspension and it felt perfect in terms of tire size and height. These tires look way too large. I'm just not an off road type of guy, regular ride height is nice on a truck, you don't have to climb up into it.
MJ Comanche's are wider in the rear, so even if the rear had the spacer on it would still look that way. and what self respecting man doesnt like the biggest tire you can fit on truck????? your man card needs to be revoked, lol.
Chrysler returned here to Australia as an importer in the early eighties with the Cherokee wagon. It did very well initially. The Comanche should have come here too, a 4WD ute like that at the right price would have cleaned up in the marketplace big time.
Continuing to follow this build, would be more viewer realistic with a comparison of normal prices including used parts, junkyard pulls, and reselling factory parts. Hoonigan did it right with their current 10k build off documentation. Also, if I was Devon I wouldn't want that price being advertised with the name of my shop if it were a special scenario... Other customers come and expect more for less, same in any industry even if its a "shoutout", those numbers are best left in the air. Comanche is a classic and thats (kind of) all that matters
You should really stop calling it a "cheap jeep" because it's about 5x more expensive than an s10 or a ranger. And about half as reliable. Also even if you didn't pay for it the cost of that terraflex kit had to be a $1000 and another $1000 on 33s. And the exhaust for another $500, I figure you are up to around $13k right now.
Effin' A, Cotton. Those Teraflex lifts, Springs, Control Arms, Falcon Shocks, Steering Stab, etc, we're talking ballpark $2500, plus tires which are also not accounted for, guessing maybe another $800 and we're looking at damned near $15k for this "Cheap Jeep". Let's also not kid ourselves about being "Stock", Roman. You're throwing brand new suspension on this thing; if you were concerned about remaining stock, you'd just have the bushings in the control arms redone and call it a day. Being worried about the shift knob is splitting hairs. I like you guys, TFL, but let's not bullshit here. My own Cheap Jeep is only at maybe $3k, all in; that is a cheap Jeep. I live less than an hour away from your guys' office if you need to me to come over and show you what that looks like. Again, I like you and am going to continue watching, but let's be realistic.
@@bigslacker666 I get that, but for many of us, we can drop $15k on our Jeep just as easily as we could drop $60k on a new JL. That is, we can't. Judging by the comments, it doesn't seem to be a minority. Not to mention, let's address the fact that not including a bunch of expensive, gifted parts is pretty disingenuous; especially when you're trying to keep your spend under a certain point by not accounting for them. I like this build, I like TFL, but at least let's account for everything and then let the viewers judge for themselves if this is truly a Cheap Jeep at the end of the series.
Roman: “Just look at this cool shock.” Devon: “That’s a steering stabilizer” as he’s thinking this IGMO can take his old Jeep and this incomplete jury rigged set of free parts and his camera crew and this ridiculous deadline and shove them.
This is fun and all but how can this NOT be sponsored video? You got thousand and thousands of $ in free parts and yet you have no problem adding up the money and say that it's still inexpensive? So... The tires was free. How much are they worth? The lift kit was free. How much is that worth? Did Devon give you any discount for viral publicity (installing, modding, exhaust etc)? Did the transmission guy give you any discount for viral publicity? How much are "you" into this without all the discounts/free stuff?
Enjoying this series. Working through a basket case 87 shortbed right now. It has the best bar you referred to in part 1. 2WD truck, originally 4cyl/ax5, was swapped for a 4.0 Renix in the past. When I got it a carb era 2.5 and ax5 had been bolted back in it. Keeping the Renix 429 ECM and looking for a 95 4.0 and ax15. Already have an np231, a high pinion Dana 30 is easy to find from cherokees in local boneyards. Finishing up floor pans and interior restoration at this point.
In my opinion, I think the Comanche would be like the parent of the "new" Gladiator, and the old Gladiator/J-Series would be the grandparent. None the less, enjoyed the vid.
@German Z - The truck in the as-purchased condition was worth at best $1500. The fact they paid $6500 for it does not make it worth that unless they can dupe someone else into buying for that price.
@@steverowe2943 There's only 1 4x4 comanche in all of california right now and they want 5k for a 91 with ax-15 and 200k miles. So they are selling for that price.
Supply and demand of a particular region. Plus that Comanche was red and mint...except the Peugeot transmission! But yes, $6500 was steep for what it is. Agreed. Maybe 4500 or 5000 tops.
@sneakypete187 Yeah that is the sad part. Even if the MJ was only $1500 all these inexpensive install charges and mess loads of free parts negates the cheap part. Totally misleading. (And they paid 6500...with fragged 3rd and 4th gear synchros)
Simple fix for that shift knob, epoxy. Seriously wish you guys wouldn't have screwed it up with a lift and ridiculously oversized tires, that truck looked so much better in stock form.
@sneakypete187 Regardless they'll need to epoxy one on there, those things strip out all the time only fix is epoxy, and like everything else when a TH-cam channel has way too much money they have everyone else do the real work and they fake their way through knowing anything about whatever it is they're talking about in the video.
It looks a little ridiculous with the front wheels being spaced and the rears not. Fronts are about flush with the fender and look great. Rears are recessed. Not cool.
Good to see the Comanche on the road. I would correct the grill before making an appearance at MOAB. Why look like a hack when it is an easy fix. Plate C
I’m following the build because I’m on my 4th Comanche. But anyway I find it interesting that Teraflex sends all the parts for the Comanche. I’ve been on there website. They no longer list XJ Cherokee parts let alone MJ Comanche parts. Yes I know that all the parts pretty much cross over.
The music volume before and after the talking starts is at a MUCH more reasonable level in this video. Keep it up. The most annoying thing on TH-cam is people cranking up music too fracking loud before and even after talking starts. I hate that.
I bought a Comanche in Los Angeles last year with the Peugeot transmission and drove it 3500 miles to Pennsylvania without issue. It had 176,000 miles on it when I started. Drove like a dream, rode smoother than any other truck I've driven. If you drive it with respect, and shift well, things will be fine.
Devon seems like a good trust worthy mechanic. To bad he wasn't in WA state. Too many rip off scammers in the Lynnwood area. He is very good with modifications Too
Nothing about that was Death Wobble. Death Wobble can rip the wheel from your hands and make you think you will fly off the road immediately. Great video btw. Love your Jeep vids!
Tommy is the mclovin of the 4x4 industry and like the other comments say I don't see this as a cheap jeep because of all the donated parts aka the falcon shocks and the fact you paid someone else to do all the work.....
Devon seems like a straight up good guy and very knowledgeable. Shows just how good it is to find a good, privately owned, small shop mechanic. Kudos to him.
It's Chef Gordon Ramsay.
I was with Tommy on the price guess. That 1080 is insane of a good deal for all that was done.
He should have given him 50 dollars in hand . He knows it .
LOL. He does look like Gordon Ramsey.
Devon is a patient man. That is all I got to say. Lol
I assume you are referencing the fact he has been told he has a deadline and then expected to do video time during the deadline crunch? lol
Nail on the head my man...nail on the head.
And he didn't even charge them out the ass. You'll probably never find a more stand up guy.
weird that he didnt know you can lube up a bar pin and pull it out though.. youd think a mechanic would know that
Devon is clearly annoyed by Roman lol. Poor guy.
Quick tip-- no mechanic likes being watched while they do their work, let alone filmed and interviewed--- I hope they paid these builders separate/additionally for their apperances in these videos.
@@LittleMikeStarCraft Of course. They compensated him additionally by featuring his shop on their TH-cam channel with 500k subscribers.
@Don Olypopper Right Don? xD Dude deserves real life money.
@@LittleMikeStarCraft I'm pretty sure Devon knew what he was in for when he took the job.
Please add the retail cost of all the parts. You have over $1000 worth of tires alone, plus the cost of the exhaust parts, Teraflex parts, etc. ALL the retail costs (for us normal folks) must be included in your "Cheap" Jeep.
Yes please, we don't get free parts.
Agreed.
No part about this is "cheap"
Before you get too insulted please watch this video: th-cam.com/video/5gjl2KwF70U/w-d-xo.html
It shows what we did with the donated parts money from the last Cheap Jeep video series!
@@TFLtruck it's nice that you donated but we still want the retail cost of the free parts you got in the total price of your "cheap jeep"... we dont get free parts so we need to know the TOTAL cost.
A cheap jeep challenge would have just been fixing the transmission and maybe getting new stock size tires and then going wheeling wherever.. this "cheap" jeep has like $6000 worth of donated parts and somebody else's labor..
well of course you work within your budget but with a new one costing 50k nowadays yes, this is super cheap and all those mods are needed for off roading
Not to mention they paid 6500 for a Comanche with a bad tranny. Could’ve gotten a clean one with many of the mods they want to do for that.
That Comanche was super clean though. Cheap is all relative to one’s budget. The donated parts surely help but it’s still much cheaper than a new Gladiator.
I used JB WELD to fixed my shifter knob. Been holding for at least 15 years.
301steady yeeess sir
How awesome is Devon for coming through like that...and way under cost!
I am with Tommy on his price estimate, wish I lived near Devon's shop big time.
That price is for a large TH-cam channel that is getting his shop a nice advertisement
@@jook13 exactly...
@@jook13 His shop is full without Roman's "advertisement."
Am I the only who isn't crying like a baby like everyone bout the "donations, Devon, or how expensive it is?" Been a fan for awhile I'm just enjoying the series & watching these nice offroading videos after the build
I agree Gzus, you would think this is the first time we've seen free parts for an off road build.
That said, this is looking like an episode of Hoovie's Garage! I hope the engine holds up.
Damn, ease up Roman. It’s just a POS truck.. your mechanic is a good guy, he has lot of patience to not kick you out of his shop 😁
"Patience". Yeah, I'm sure being featured in their videos means nothing to the mechanic..
"I need to have this truck ready for MOAB in three days!" well, maybe you should have planned for that a year ago Roman, lol
@@nickmotsarsky4382 Roman adds nothing to the shop's bottom line. If anything he's a hindrance to productivity....and getting home for supper.
@@dchawk81 Then the shop didn't have to take the work, nor agree to filming or being on camera. It's common sense that this is what happens if you do.
@@nickmotsarsky4382 You're right, they didn't have to take the work.
Devon needs to charge more just for the annoyance of Roman in the shop.
Still the same issue with budget - FREE TeraFlex lift and BFGs would be nice if we all could do it. Should add the cost to consumers in to be more accurate.
Before you get too insulted please watch this video: th-cam.com/video/5gjl2KwF70U/w-d-xo.html It shows what we did with the donated parts money from the last Cheap Jeep video series!
what does too insulted mean? what if he was only marginally insulted?
Funny sign in the auto body shop:
Shop Rate: $60/hr.
$70/hr. if you watch.
$95/hr. if you ask questions.
@@jedironin380 If you post it to TH-cam,. Priceless!
@@jedironin380
In California near the SF Bay most shops are around $100/hr on the low end 😢
This series is cool and all, but let’s be honest, you need to change the title. Not cheap by any means with all these donated parts.
Yes I can get it done today IF YOU GET OUT OF HERE!
Don't look like a cheap Jeep for someone with out sponsors.
It doesn't seem unreasonable to me. A regular working guy might have to spread it out over a couple of years but that wouldn't make for a good video.
Mic drop.
"Can We Build the Coolest Off-Road Jeep Truck?" No, but thanks to sponsors and real mechanics, you can get one built for you.
Someone who's cheap doesn't use the word's. "Our friends over at Teraflex", or "Our friends over at BF". Lol
I don't know what you are talking about. Taking the jeep to several different mechanics and not doing any of the work done themselves using expensive parts is totally cheap.
Spending 10X the money rebuilding a crappy transmission a moderately intelligent person would just get an AX15 from a junkyard is normal too.
You guys are still bs for not including pricing on sponsored parts. Devon was like never again with TFL. I don't blame him.
Should of left it stock. Nothing like seeing older mj and xj's in their true unique form. I'm keeping my 89 stock and I get compliments on it everyday
Yea I agree it broke my heart to see them put those huge tires and lift on there. It was so much trouble it made feel like it was the wrong thing for the truck. It would have been beautiful to restore it. Personally, I think they should have made it into classic rather than an off roader.
The pre-1991 4.0L had a different sound than the 1991-2006 4.0. Sounded more like a little V8. I love that they kept the stock wheels.
Why aren't they wrenching on it instead of paying someone else to do it for them? That's how a cheap jeep is really built.
I don't think I'd call any Comanche boring. They're too unique.
@Carolus Magnus Even though they made millions of them back in the day, they are not all that common today..
I could probably count on one hand all of the Comanches I've seen with my own eyes. Always a head turner as far as I'm concerned, no matter the condition. Adding up the production numbers on wikipedia (who knows if they're accurate) I get 190,428, that's a tiny number compared to almost any other truck from 1985 to 1992. It takes real dedication to keep something that obscure on the road. Well, dedication or desperation, one of the two. ;-)
Anyone selling or trading one? I've been wanting one for years to match my xj
Shocks! Nice... That’s a steering stabilizer. Oh yea. Repeat.
That same build at the same garage would have cost a normal person at least $5,000.
That's not expensive in terms of offroaders.
You CAN'T call it a "cheep Jeep" when you aren't figuring in the cost of the tires & suspension parts! ANYONE ELSE would have to buy them so you are not even close to $10K anymore!
You don't choose mud tires because of how they "look", you choose them for how the perform. And you don't replace an original jeep shift knob, you fix it!
Pretty sure they can do WTF they want with their truck.
Sure they can fix it and they would have, but they’re up against their deadline.
I agree with you despite some disagreements . I'd take this truck over a new 50K Chevy or Ford . They're so unique and different . Kinda like being a Marine .. unless you've earned the title and lived it , you don't understand . I'm hoping to make it out to Moab myself next September
not always. I did a 84 CJ7 project with the single transfer case shifter. That thing was shit from the factory. I removed it completely and fabbed my own twin stick shifter. oohrah!
Got an 88 Comanche I-6 brand "new" with 40K miles ;)
Amazing truck and build so far. As others have stated thou, you need to factor in all the parts costs also....which having done the same to an XJ I can tell you are quite substantial. Also I'm betting those tires are going to rub a bit once you start flexing. Good video.
Owning a Comanche... Devons look is priceless at doing all this work. Death wobble... most people fire the parts cannon at it. Cab forward XJ, cab rear, Comanche. Most guys cut the fenders for clearance and rubbing. Challenges.... everything. Nothing is usually straight bolt on, plan on fabing and just making things work. I too wish everything was donated and labor costs were that low. A grand? Come on man!!!!!
Thought someone said they are not gonna lift it and put big tires. LOL
I just saw the video were they introduced the Comanche and Roman specifically said don't suggest lifts and big tires because they don't need it MOAB ready 🙈
The folks at Teraflex probably have a pool going on how long before this Jeep gets sold.
These guys review Jeeps and other stuff but neither one of them have any knowledge about working on them
33's is a damn cool look, but I think for the best functionality at that height, you want 31's. Them big 33's are going to limit flex quite a bit.
I was thinking those 33s were overkill as well and that they should have stuck with 31s.
Kudos to Devon for making those parts work seeing what he was given to work with. He seems like a good mechanic and not just a "parts changer." Can't wait for Moab!
Devon installed the control arms backwards @9:00 axle side should have the offset bushing end so at full droop it doesn't hit the coil bucket.
Andrew Carr - good catch!
I blame it on Roman constantly distracting him 😂😂
6:30 The mechanic seems to be thinking, man this guy can't fix a loose shifter knob.
Check this shock out, it's beefy....
Ummmm, that's a steering stabilizer 🤣😂
Neal Bird eh- steering stabilizer is still a shock absorber- it dampens movement. Still agree with you though.
did the same thing with my $1200 Montero, did the torsion bar lift my self in the drive way and $80 for a cat delete and glasspack welded in, and $500 buck on second hand rims and 5 new mud tires. oh and bed linered the whole truck for $300= $ 2080. that's cheap
So now it will eat u joints, and the speedometer will be off, and it will have a little less power to the ground, and won't creep as slowly,and it will rollover easier, other that that it's fine.
Wheels are 15x7 not 15x8.5
I'd bet the rear tires will rub the frame pretty badly, my '90 MJ rubs with the same wheel and 30x9.5s
i am guessing with tires and all the teraflex parts and exhaust you are up to 14k on this jeep.
Yeah, you put about $14,000 in regular people money in that “cheap” Jeep
Quit cheating, Roman! $$$ Teraflex bucks count, as do $800+ in tires.
Personally I didn’t like the looks of the small truck with those big tires, specially with the front ones standing more outboard than the rear ones. I would have gone for the 31”. The mud tires start life quite quiet. After 1/3 of their short life (compared with all terrain), they star making more and more noise.
I loved the cheap white 4 banger you made. No so with this one.
That tire stance and staggered look is really a no go for me, too.
Dominik Heidrich they need the spacers on the front or the tires will rub before the steering went to the lock. They will have to modify a fix for the rear ones.
I had one with 205 75 r 15 tires with stock suspension and it felt perfect in terms of tire size and height. These tires look way too large. I'm just not an off road type of guy, regular ride height is nice on a truck, you don't have to climb up into it.
MAn's are wider in the bed. They'll always show more fire up front.
MJ Comanche's are wider in the rear, so even if the rear had the spacer on it would still look that way. and what self respecting man doesnt like the biggest tire you can fit on truck????? your man card needs to be revoked, lol.
Absolutely in love with the Comanche. The Gladiator won’t get that from me until they make a 2door.
You didn't list the price of the teraflex parts. You only listed labor, dudes!
Chrysler returned here to Australia as an importer in the early eighties with the Cherokee wagon. It did very well initially. The Comanche should have come here too, a 4WD ute like that at the right price would have cleaned up in the marketplace big time.
I like Devon, a working man who knows different ways to get a job done. I'll bet his skill set is very broad. The 4 liter six sounds amazing.
You should of went one size down on the tires for better articulation.
Continuing to follow this build, would be more viewer realistic with a comparison of normal prices including used parts, junkyard pulls, and reselling factory parts. Hoonigan did it right with their current 10k build off documentation.
Also, if I was Devon I wouldn't want that price being advertised with the name of my shop if it were a special scenario... Other customers come and expect more for less, same in any industry even if its a "shoutout", those numbers are best left in the air. Comanche is a classic and thats (kind of) all that matters
People are mad but hey, somebody got get that content. Also it’s nice to see Comanche stuff
You should really stop calling it a "cheap jeep" because it's about 5x more expensive than an s10 or a ranger. And about half as reliable. Also even if you didn't pay for it the cost of that terraflex kit had to be a $1000 and another $1000 on 33s. And the exhaust for another $500, I figure you are up to around $13k right now.
Make a huge deal about some silly imaginary deadline 🙄
They better have tipped Devon a grand for the huge undercharge he gave them !
It's only cheapish with donated part's 🙄
Thumbs up for Devon.
From the people with the thrifty $50k Tesla, we now have the cheap $12k Jeep. Very economical.
To be fair, $12k is still cheap. Off the shelf jeeps, 4runners, tacos, ZR2s, etc. are usually over $40k these days.
@@bigslacker666 no, no it isn't. This isn't a "off the shelf" brand SpankIng new jeep. It's old.
Effin' A, Cotton. Those Teraflex lifts, Springs, Control Arms, Falcon Shocks, Steering Stab, etc, we're talking ballpark $2500, plus tires which are also not accounted for, guessing maybe another $800 and we're looking at damned near $15k for this "Cheap Jeep".
Let's also not kid ourselves about being "Stock", Roman. You're throwing brand new suspension on this thing; if you were concerned about remaining stock, you'd just have the bushings in the control arms redone and call it a day. Being worried about the shift knob is splitting hairs.
I like you guys, TFL, but let's not bullshit here. My own Cheap Jeep is only at maybe $3k, all in; that is a cheap Jeep.
I live less than an hour away from your guys' office if you need to me to come over and show you what that looks like.
Again, I like you and am going to continue watching, but let's be realistic.
You missed the point, which is the relativity of the term cheap compared.
@@bigslacker666 I get that, but for many of us, we can drop $15k on our Jeep just as easily as we could drop $60k on a new JL.
That is, we can't. Judging by the comments, it doesn't seem to be a minority.
Not to mention, let's address the fact that not including a bunch of expensive, gifted parts is pretty disingenuous; especially when you're trying to keep your spend under a certain point by not accounting for them.
I like this build, I like TFL, but at least let's account for everything and then let the viewers judge for themselves if this is truly a Cheap Jeep at the end of the series.
The shift knob can. Be fixed with epoxy. 🇨🇦
Roman: “Just look at this cool shock.” Devon: “That’s a steering stabilizer” as he’s thinking this IGMO can take his old Jeep and this incomplete jury rigged set of free parts and his camera crew and this ridiculous deadline and shove them.
That Comanche turned out spectacular! Great job by Devon and the transmission shop! So glad you didn’t cut or remove those fenders and flares.
Id love to see a bed rack with a roof rack tent
Can we build the coolest off road jeep truck? No, but Devon and Zach can.
Roman is like a kid in a candy store throughout this whole video. :D
Jeep needs to make a modern version of this.
This is fun and all but how can this NOT be sponsored video?
You got thousand and thousands of $ in free parts and yet you have no problem adding up the money and say that it's still inexpensive?
So...
The tires was free. How much are they worth?
The lift kit was free. How much is that worth?
Did Devon give you any discount for viral publicity (installing, modding, exhaust etc)?
Did the transmission guy give you any discount for viral publicity?
How much are "you" into this without all the discounts/free stuff?
They were up front about all of that so what's the problem?
Im sure Devon gave them a smoking deal because this video is a nice advertisement for him. I love the way this truck looks now
Enjoying this series. Working through a basket case 87 shortbed right now. It has the best bar you referred to in part 1. 2WD truck, originally 4cyl/ax5, was swapped for a 4.0 Renix in the past. When I got it a carb era 2.5 and ax5 had been bolted back in it. Keeping the Renix 429 ECM and looking for a 95 4.0 and ax15. Already have an np231, a high pinion Dana 30 is easy to find from cherokees in local boneyards. Finishing up floor pans and interior restoration at this point.
Wow Devon is awesome and really good with his prices
In my opinion, I think the Comanche would be like the parent of the "new" Gladiator, and the old Gladiator/J-Series would be the grandparent. None the less, enjoyed the vid.
Best thing you did is keep the factory wheels!
I remember putting Hedmann headers that I found at a junkyard and added a cherry bomb exhaust. love your build. Teraflex and you guys ROCK! !!!!
Looks better than the new Jeep trucks
Only the m715 kaiser looks better imo
I just love how you guys turn a $1500 truck into a $10K+ vehicle. 'Cheap' Jeep living up to its acronym again; JEEP- Just Empty Every Pocket
The jeep was $6500
@German Z - The truck in the as-purchased condition was worth at best $1500. The fact they paid $6500 for it does not make it worth that unless they can dupe someone else into buying for that price.
@@steverowe2943 There's only 1 4x4 comanche in all of california right now and they want 5k for a 91 with ax-15 and 200k miles. So they are selling for that price.
Supply and demand of a particular region. Plus that Comanche was red and mint...except the Peugeot transmission! But yes, $6500 was steep for what it is. Agreed. Maybe 4500 or 5000 tops.
@sneakypete187 Yeah that is the sad part. Even if the MJ was only $1500 all these inexpensive install charges and mess loads of free parts negates the cheap part. Totally misleading. (And they paid 6500...with fragged 3rd and 4th gear synchros)
I hope Devon received a good tip because he definitely earned it .
Trying to follow along as they go with my own cheap Jeep. Mine is no longer a cheap Jeep after buying KO2 33s, and teraflex suspension
Simple fix for that shift knob, epoxy. Seriously wish you guys wouldn't have screwed it up with a lift and ridiculously oversized tires, that truck looked so much better in stock form.
@sneakypete187 Regardless they'll need to epoxy one on there, those things strip out all the time only fix is epoxy, and like everything else when a TH-cam channel has way too much money they have everyone else do the real work and they fake their way through knowing anything about whatever it is they're talking about in the video.
That new exhaust made it sound so much more bad ass!
It looks a little ridiculous with the front wheels being spaced and the rears not. Fronts are about flush with the fender and look great. Rears are recessed. Not cool.
smith jones I agree. It needs to have the rear track width match the front. Otherwise, it looks great.
Roman you’re like Andre when Ford sent the F250 and F350 😂
Good to see the Comanche on the road. I would correct the grill before making an appearance at MOAB. Why look like a hack when it is an easy fix.
Plate C
Classic suspense builder, a looming deadline.
The resell value on that truck is excellent.
With the larger tires and the lift kit plus the weight of the new suspension, I think you should have gone for the heavy duty transmission.
I wish one day my son and I will be sharing the same type of adventures as you guys. Love the series mostly because of that.
I’m following the build because I’m on my 4th Comanche. But anyway I find it interesting that Teraflex sends all the parts for the Comanche. I’ve been on there website. They no longer list XJ Cherokee parts let alone MJ Comanche parts. Yes I know that all the parts pretty much cross over.
Truck still looks better than most,even 30 years later.
The music volume before and after the talking starts is at a MUCH more reasonable level in this video. Keep it up. The most annoying thing on TH-cam is people cranking up music too fracking loud before and even after talking starts. I hate that.
Roman looks like a kid in a candy shop, Devon looks like the candy shop owner. 😏
$1080 boy he gave you a great deal
Showing things don’t always go as planned and what it takes to make it work. Awesome vid!
LOL, I wouldn’t take a Jeep with a Peugeot transmission on the freeway let alone Moab.
or spend a dime rebuilding that trans when AX15s are plentiful.
It would have been cheaper to swap one in for sure, they could have swapped in an auto trans for what they spent.
Who the hell swaps a manual truck to an auto?
People
I bought a Comanche in Los Angeles last year with the Peugeot transmission and drove it 3500 miles to Pennsylvania without issue. It had 176,000 miles on it when I started. Drove like a dream, rode smoother than any other truck I've driven. If you drive it with respect, and shift well, things will be fine.
In the" real, real world", it not easy fixing up trucks when you guys are getting free parts.
Devon seems like a good trust worthy mechanic. To bad he wasn't in WA state. Too many rip off scammers in the Lynnwood area.
He is very good with modifications Too
DAMN!!! That thing looks amazing!
That didn’t look like a Spyderco pocket knife!?? You guys are literally one town away from their headquarters and they make great knives!
Nothing about that was Death Wobble. Death Wobble can rip the wheel from your hands and make you think you will fly off the road immediately.
Great video btw. Love your Jeep vids!
Tommy is the mclovin of the 4x4 industry and like the other comments say I don't see this as a cheap jeep because of all the donated parts aka the falcon shocks and the fact you paid someone else to do all the work.....
Man that Comanche is sharp! I love it.
Who knew Hawkeye has a repair Shop
You can use epoxy on that shifter knob and it won't move. I did that on my Ford Super Duty....
I think that would be a sweet truck for that Cummins R2.8!
I like the direction this channel is trending in. More old cool shit please.
Pretty sure devon has the lower arms in backwards. adjustable end goes up at the body.
Probably cause Roman keeps distracting him from getting work done by annoying him
use the rear swaybar mounts as bar pin eliminators and mount up the shocks. also you can remove/replace bar pins
Sounds sweet with the Flowmaster muffler and probably gutted catalytic converters.