Quizzoman
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Olathe, Kansas
I'm looking for some advice on building 1 XJ from 3 motors. I don't have much money to work with on the project, but I do expect to spend some. I'm going to be doing most of the work with some friends.
1. Last week a guy gave me a 2 door '92 XJ. Can't get a better deal than that. It appears to run good, but the body is the catcher. It was rolled over at one point and the top is bent up a little impairing looks and stability. He used it ass an off-road beater by lifting it and taking the doors of and painting it green. Basically, this XJ holds a free engine and a 6inch Superlift.
2. I have access to a '91 or 92' 4 door XJ with a good body, but the engine is locked up. For $500-$600 I can get this jeep and swap the motors and the suspensioin on the jeeps making a nice, descent bodied XJ.
3. I also have access to a block out of a '98 XJ which is going for $500. I would have to remove it from the totalled jeep and then put it into the option #2 jeep.
I've got too many options of good deals it's hard to pick one. Since I've never swapped an engine in an XJ I don't know how much time and money for parts I'm looking at. If I were to put option 1 into option 2 then it would entail a basic engine swap, I think. Now if I were to put option 3 engine into option 2 then I would have to break down the motor and swap blocks, if that would work considering the different years. Unfortunatly, I do not have the space or the tools to do this, but I've got a friend with everything I need and he will help me if we can sum it up to a coulple of days. Otherwise I would spend my time rebuilding the engine from one, but not right now. Any feedback that anyone has would be great.
Thanks
Dan
~Jeeper for life
1. Last week a guy gave me a 2 door '92 XJ. Can't get a better deal than that. It appears to run good, but the body is the catcher. It was rolled over at one point and the top is bent up a little impairing looks and stability. He used it ass an off-road beater by lifting it and taking the doors of and painting it green. Basically, this XJ holds a free engine and a 6inch Superlift.
2. I have access to a '91 or 92' 4 door XJ with a good body, but the engine is locked up. For $500-$600 I can get this jeep and swap the motors and the suspensioin on the jeeps making a nice, descent bodied XJ.
3. I also have access to a block out of a '98 XJ which is going for $500. I would have to remove it from the totalled jeep and then put it into the option #2 jeep.
I've got too many options of good deals it's hard to pick one. Since I've never swapped an engine in an XJ I don't know how much time and money for parts I'm looking at. If I were to put option 1 into option 2 then it would entail a basic engine swap, I think. Now if I were to put option 3 engine into option 2 then I would have to break down the motor and swap blocks, if that would work considering the different years. Unfortunatly, I do not have the space or the tools to do this, but I've got a friend with everything I need and he will help me if we can sum it up to a coulple of days. Otherwise I would spend my time rebuilding the engine from one, but not right now. Any feedback that anyone has would be great.
Thanks
Dan
~Jeeper for life