Hey guys! Totally only somewhat related, but....
I went to the dark side for a bit here, and started doing a new ground up build, starting with a 1st gen 4runner SFA frame. Was going to stick to a 1st gen runner body, but can't find one in decent condition. Considered 2nd gen but they're ugly, and the amount of work that would go into bobbing it to make it short enough to fit in the PNW trails we see, ends up being pretty massive. So I've been thinking about dumping a stock XJ body on top instead. My XJ is fully plated and braced, but it's just not enough for the abuse I put her through with the V8 and buggy trails. Short term, it's fine, but I'm looking for the longevity I can only get from a frame.
Sounds like most of you figure the XJ body is around 750 stripped. What about with the complete interior? Any good, well educated guesses? I figure if it's roughly the same as the runner body, putting the XJ on the frame is a no brainer. Stock XJ is around 3600, I'm at around 5000. That means around 1000lbs in plating/armor that could be mostly replaced with a 250-300lbs frame. I feel like I should be able to at least break even with an XJ on frame build, at around 5000lbs built. This sound about right?