Archdukeferdinand
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Boone, NC
A co-worker has offered me his rolled 95 XJ" 4.0 140,xxx on almost new 33" TSLs, 4" tomken kit, etc...
Its got a lot of parts and he only wants $1000 for it, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna buy it, it's about worth it just to buy and swap the best parts over to my '97...
The catch is he crushed the section above the front seats considerably (haven't seen pics, but apparently it isn't driveable). A and B pillars he says.
What could I do to make it driveable? I did some searching and it was mostly how to repair a rolled roof, I'm not so concerned with repairing it.
I can take a torch/sawzall/grinder with me, I'm just kinda lost as to where'd be the best and safest places to cut, and what would leave me the most to work with should I "decide" that instead of swapping all the parts onto my 3" lifted '97 I wanted to leave the 2 of them alone together overnight in a dimly lit shop with some romantic music playing so that I could come in the next morning and find a 7" frankenXJ ( I swear that this decision has not already been made...Ahem)
Could I just cut the whole roof off and do a cage and soft top?
Any other routes that haven't occurred to me? Sorry to be such newb, I'm pretty good with the wrenches but when it comes to frame stuff I'm a little lost...
Its got a lot of parts and he only wants $1000 for it, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna buy it, it's about worth it just to buy and swap the best parts over to my '97...
The catch is he crushed the section above the front seats considerably (haven't seen pics, but apparently it isn't driveable). A and B pillars he says.
What could I do to make it driveable? I did some searching and it was mostly how to repair a rolled roof, I'm not so concerned with repairing it.
I can take a torch/sawzall/grinder with me, I'm just kinda lost as to where'd be the best and safest places to cut, and what would leave me the most to work with should I "decide" that instead of swapping all the parts onto my 3" lifted '97 I wanted to leave the 2 of them alone together overnight in a dimly lit shop with some romantic music playing so that I could come in the next morning and find a 7" frankenXJ ( I swear that this decision has not already been made...Ahem)
Could I just cut the whole roof off and do a cage and soft top?
Any other routes that haven't occurred to me? Sorry to be such newb, I'm pretty good with the wrenches but when it comes to frame stuff I'm a little lost...