xj with corvette swap question

[poomero]

Are these reliable

https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/5383281364.html

*1996 Jeep Cherokee LS1 Conversion -*$17000*(arlington)*

<*1 of 8*>

1996 jeep cherokee

condition:*excellent
cylinders:*8 cylinders
drive:*4wd
fuel:*gas
paint color:*red
title status:*clean
transmission:*automatic

Lots of love and money in it, somewhere in the neighborhood of $40,000.
I know I'll be missing lots of features but will try to list them all.
1996 Jeep Cherokee
Turn key LS1 conversion with all components from Novak conversions, Paid $15000 www.novak-adapt.com*
2004 GTO LS1 motor with rebuilt and upgraded 4L60E transmission
Rubicon Express 3.5 inch lift
Tru Cool H7B Transmission cooler
Lokar Cable shifter with Lokar shifter boot and LED position indicator*
Lokar Transfer case cable shifter
Dana 44 Rear with Yukon Grizzly locker and Yukon chrome-oly shafts, 4.10 gears
Dana 30 front with Eaton E-locker, larger 297 axle joints and 4.10 gears
Upgraded heavy duty custom Tom Woods driveshafts front and rear with SYE
1999 Durango steering box with 1996 Grand Cherokee tie rod
Kwik Performance power steering pump with remote reservoir
Warn Bumper front and back with spare tire carrier, bedlined
Warn rock sliders, bedlined
OR-Fab Rear Quarter Armor with bars
Bushwacker cut-out fender flares
Window visor vents
Rocker panels bedlined
31x10.50R15LT Maxxis Bighorn MT-762 on 15X8 5-4.5 Allied AW51 Black Daytona Rims with lots of tread and matching new spare
Air Lift stabilizer bags in rear
Dakota Digital RPM converter for correct Tach reading
Transmission Temp Gauge
Towing hitch with trailer brake and receiver in front*
Wired for winch with quick disconnects front and back
Smittybilt winch XRC-8 with removable mount for front or back use
PIAA Driving, Pencil beam and Reverse lights on rack, PIAA Fog lights on Bumper and Halogen side lights on rack, controlled by custom switches on console
Flowmaster 40 series muffler
Gas tank Skid plate
Viper 5906V alarm with SmartStart and GPS tracking, Glass break and tilt sensors
Bluetooth hands free stereo with voice text
1998 Center console with cupholders
1996 Grand Cherokee Seats with power drivers seat
Cleaned and bedlined complete interior floors
Hush matted complete interior
Roof rack
Hi-Lift Jack
BoltLocks all around keyed to ignition key

 

[Cottontail]

I notice that pic 8 isn't the same engine that is in the truck. Seems to me like a case of too much money and too little sense.

 

[Johnnie Walker]

LS-based motors are VERY reliable.

 

[ROBZ95Xj]

asking 10k to much

 

[jhc7399]

Kind of odd, It is shown with two different Vette covers but says it is a GTO LS1?

 

[IslanderOffRoad]

Great motors but he spent way too much on that swap

 

[ahrensNW]

I can't believe that he actually spent that much on the swap, let alone 40k on the entire jeep.

 

[DieselSJ]

Those engines are super reliable. As for the reliability of a V8 XJ...that all depends on the skill and attention to detail of the person that built it. Personally I would NEVER purchase something that has an engine swap.

 

[jmg222]

looks like whoever did the job did a very neat job-- fitting everything in there is tough-- I ended up putting the battery in the back in my 350 swap.

I agree though, 17k is too much. Every swap is a one-off. It may run perfectly now -- and with an ls motor, it will likely purr like a kitten at idle and roar like a lion at WOT, but if something goes wrong ... yeesh. Trouble shooting someone else's custom job is a nightmare.

Anyway, 17k is far too much money for this. I wouldn't even consider it for more than 10k, and most likely I think it's worth only around 6-7k. I don't have an ls motor in mine, but I do have a fuel injected 350 that runs perfectly, and if I ever sold it, I probably would be lucky to get 5k.

At the end of the day, it's a cherokee. You can get just as capable, newer, built 8-cylinder off road vehicles for much less. I'd stay away from it at that price.

Also, I agree, something is a little off here-- either this guy has not idea what the swap is (corvette covers on a gto motor? Different motor in one of t he pics than whats in the truck?), or he's selling it for someone else.

 

[poomero]

Thanks for all the info guys.

 

[jbsjunk]

I sunk the battery in my small block XJ.

 

[jmg222]

nice. I have a bunch of junk for the a/c in that corner (assuming thats the passenger front corner). I could possibly have put it front driver's side, but... meh... my engine compartment looks cramped as it is.