Tan Comanche
Desert Speed Shock Tuning
- Location
- Santaquin
Cloud seeder got out in the sun for a photo shoot today. She still needs a few wire terminated and some paint. Testing/tuning will occur as soon as the deserts melts...
Comanche Pre-runner Build
- Thread starter Tan Comanche
- Start date
Pile of parts
Well-Known Member
- Location
- South Jordan
Very nice! But.... Did you say, The Fuzz???? 
Haven't heard that term in a long time.
Haven't heard that term in a long time.
Tan Comanche
Desert Speed Shock Tuning
- Location
- Santaquin
Checked off a few details today.
Tan Comanche
Desert Speed Shock Tuning
- Location
- Santaquin
Some basic tuning is done. The rear rides like mashmallows and follows the terrain very nice (64" 8-pack leaves w/ fox triple bypasses). The front is ok...dual rate springs are perfect, i need to add a shim to the compression and tweak the stack on the rebound side. But for proper tuning it must head south then hammer it into some big G-outs!
Yeah I made the pedals. They will be changing next week though to fit the drivers feet a bit better and open up a bit more space on the drivers compartment.
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Tan Comanche
Desert Speed Shock Tuning
- Location
- Santaquin
Things have slowed down a bit lately...other projects and the mint. Anyhow, this truck is 100% street legal now. The wiring is all fresh. It has been out for a couple of shock tuning sessions, it always occurs at night though. Can't ever get any good video.
Here is a detail added to the rear fenders that will hold two medium-sized army boxes. Good storage for the longer trips/chasing.
Pedals were reshaped and the angles were adjusted to the owners feet and preference.
This piece of sheet metal was rolled and riveted to the roof so it can hold some gear. As a bonus it removed all the oil-canning.
Had to move the transmission cooler to the back to remove a bit of heat from the engine bay. Ran out of argon half way though so had to MIG it...classic.
Added this bomber rear diff cover to the model 20. The thing is beef.
The truck has a removable windscreen. The glass has a rubber gasket that follows the edge. The top of the glass slides beneath the flat bar that is along the top of the frame then it has some tabs that secure it on the bottom. Absolutely zero movement, it is solid! This can be installed/removed by one person fairly easily.
More to come.
Here is a detail added to the rear fenders that will hold two medium-sized army boxes. Good storage for the longer trips/chasing.
Pedals were reshaped and the angles were adjusted to the owners feet and preference.
This piece of sheet metal was rolled and riveted to the roof so it can hold some gear. As a bonus it removed all the oil-canning.
Had to move the transmission cooler to the back to remove a bit of heat from the engine bay. Ran out of argon half way though so had to MIG it...classic.
Added this bomber rear diff cover to the model 20. The thing is beef.
The truck has a removable windscreen. The glass has a rubber gasket that follows the edge. The top of the glass slides beneath the flat bar that is along the top of the frame then it has some tabs that secure it on the bottom. Absolutely zero movement, it is solid! This can be installed/removed by one person fairly easily.
More to come.
Tan Comanche
Desert Speed Shock Tuning
- Location
- Santaquin
Couple of things to update on. The rear axle was rebuilt and I snapped a new set of cogs in. The deepest ratio available for this axle is 4.88.
Ran a heat cycle on the gears then it went out for 125 mile shake down, through the West desert. After 4 hours of beating on this truck the rear end was only at 140*. Success!
https://vimeo.com/162230836
Ran a heat cycle on the gears then it went out for 125 mile shake down, through the West desert. After 4 hours of beating on this truck the rear end was only at 140*. Success!
https://vimeo.com/162230836
sixstringsteve
Well-Known Member
- Location
- UT
Such a cool rig.
Tan Comanche
Desert Speed Shock Tuning
- Location
- Santaquin
Took the truck out again for some more tuning and sheared the 1/4" panhard bracket in half... So it was rebuilt with 4 different gussets and another tube that goes from the passenger corner to the lowest point on the panhard. Note the additional wrapped plating on the bend.
New skid plate.
The cab scoops slam a ton of air right onto the side of your face...win. The are rolled to match the convex shape of the cab and then aircraft riveted on.
Rolled some door panels, installed window nets and made some rat-rod style arm rests.
Then came bumpstop tuning. Changed the stacks, honed the cans and deburred the pistons. We could push the truck 10mph faster through the rough sections. They are now magic.
Here is a detail shot of the die I machined for the panel fasteners.
And that's about it. The truck is done (yes relative term I know). The owner is stoked. It is off to the desert for exploration/trips/chasing/etc.
Thanks for letting me share the build!
New skid plate.
The cab scoops slam a ton of air right onto the side of your face...win. The are rolled to match the convex shape of the cab and then aircraft riveted on.
Rolled some door panels, installed window nets and made some rat-rod style arm rests.
Then came bumpstop tuning. Changed the stacks, honed the cans and deburred the pistons. We could push the truck 10mph faster through the rough sections. They are now magic.
Here is a detail shot of the die I machined for the panel fasteners.
And that's about it. The truck is done (yes relative term I know). The owner is stoked. It is off to the desert for exploration/trips/chasing/etc.
Thanks for letting me share the build!
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Thanks for the detailed build thread!! I've loved watching this come together, then seeing the video of it out in the desert kicking up dust was the perfect finish! The fab work is top-notch, very well done and functional.... you should be proud!
TJDukit
I.Y.A.A.Y.A.S.
- Location
- Clearfield
Absolutely loved following this build from the start. Such a cool rig. The owner is a very lucky guy to have such awesome fab work done on his rig. Everything is top notch and something anyone would be proud to own. Great work.
Tan Comanche
Desert Speed Shock Tuning
- Location
- Santaquin
Wow! Wasn't expecting that feedback. Thanks guys!
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
It's a great build and a good build thread. A lot of times the build thread dies when a project dies. It's good to see a) solid work and b) completed build with supporting images
TJDukit
I.Y.A.A.Y.A.S.
- Location
- Clearfield
Not to mention good tech and great documentation.
Edit: I suppose the supporting images qualify as documentation.