Yea... I gotta be out of my mind and bored...

[sota]

seriously thinking of buying these 2 jeeps...

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2006 4wd has motor and decent body, bad trans, and had an interior fire while the trans was out (how the **** that happened no idea.) they're asking $700.

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2005 4wd, 121k on the drivetrain, body is hurt. they're asking $1800.

thinking if i got the pair for $2000 total, lifted everything from the wrecked one (wiring, interior, drivetrain) and dropped it into the fire damaged shell, I could make one good one and i'd still have a shitload of parts to sell.

 

[profdlp]

It would give you something to do all winter. Looks like it would be fun. :favorites13:

 

[Birdman330]

Motor looks really good, water pump looks fairly new..

 

[Dave]

They are the right color for you too......that is too tempting. Spare wheels and tires alone would be worth it.


Dave

 

[boboborino]

Worth it indeed. If I had room and time( obviously two major factors) I would try doing this kind of stuff. Would your plans be to sell the jeep, or to use it?

Bert

 

[sota]

probably sell it.
although if the wife would be willing to drive it, I might wrap and store it for when I need to work on her car.

the real question is... how much damage to the metalwork did the fire do. not to mention things like ECU/SKIM and key locks. stealerships around here are populated by tech morons, so getting VIN #s changed in the computer could be a hassle.

 

[dude1116]

Maybe it's just me, but rewiring pretty much the entire jeep sounds like a nightmare. Assuming the unibody is straight, i would use the body panels from the burnt Jeep to replace the ones on the banged up one. Then again...it doesn't look like the unibody is straight...

 

[LibertyTC]

IDK about all of this buy two and receive twice the work & nightmares..??
For $3000 with 130K in NJ... you could simply buy this KJ that appears fairly clean!
https://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/5304517801.html
Even this 2005 asking $3800 sounds good! https://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/5322329020.html
Of course you would have to check them for rust etc. NJ area sounds like the rust belt.

 

[M38 Bob]

I wouldn't change out a bunch of parts on those NJ rustbuckets for the finished product
FREE.

Bob

 

[sota]

I said I was bored.

plus, I've done full electrical, interior, and drivetrain swaps between identical vehicles before. it's not THAT bad.