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I hunt my local Craigslist CONSTANTLY for Jeep parts, and 99% of the time, I come up dry (would get much better results if I had a TJ)... but, I found something tonight I might jump on.. in the hope of a drivetrain (or at least engine) swap, I search for CJ and early YJ/XJ motors
found an ad for Pensacola (40 min drive from here) for a 94 YJ in the 1900$ range.. talked to the owner who told me where it was and that he "garunteed" the motor was a good runner (he bought for his own project, gave up on it).. curiosity got the best of me, so I drove over to see it tonight, took a few photos but only one came out
it's a 94 with 4.0L automatic and (reportedly) 107k miles on it.. it appears to me to have been rolled, and I did see (in the dark) what appeared to be a bend in the DS frame.. that said, the motor bay looked like it had it all there (or at least ALOT in there, some piled on top of the engine since the fenders are off it)..
very hasty assessment:
-94 should give me OBD1 (last year of that I think)
-tub looks straight but fenders/hood probably shot
-has A/C
-automatic (I'd probably sell all but the motor/harness), may cause me some work-arounds to hook to my factory T5
-all major engine/intake assemblies appear to be there
-has 4x cheap aluminum rims
-has 2 factory half doors and straight tailgate
-well worn but mostly intact Bestop top and upper 1/2 doors
-seats are worn but presentable
-under dash A/C unit
- power brakes/booster (keep or sell)
- YJ fans/belts turn the proper direction (vs the XJ, yes?)
my initial thoughts: if I have any reasonable assurance it's a good motor, I could probably make MOST of the cost of the whole truck back by parting it out/re-selling it minus the motor (plus the sale of my own and it's accompanying MC2150 kit)
I'm thinking of buying a compression tester and running over there tomorrow with a battery to see if I can get it to crank/compression test
it's been awhile since I spent much time reading CJOffroad about this swap, but it's reportedly not too hard (especially OBD1), and this one seems to have low enough miles to make it a buy..
any thoughts? issues from a rollover that are of concern to the
found an ad for Pensacola (40 min drive from here) for a 94 YJ in the 1900$ range.. talked to the owner who told me where it was and that he "garunteed" the motor was a good runner (he bought for his own project, gave up on it).. curiosity got the best of me, so I drove over to see it tonight, took a few photos but only one came out

it's a 94 with 4.0L automatic and (reportedly) 107k miles on it.. it appears to me to have been rolled, and I did see (in the dark) what appeared to be a bend in the DS frame.. that said, the motor bay looked like it had it all there (or at least ALOT in there, some piled on top of the engine since the fenders are off it)..
very hasty assessment:
-94 should give me OBD1 (last year of that I think)
-tub looks straight but fenders/hood probably shot
-has A/C
-automatic (I'd probably sell all but the motor/harness), may cause me some work-arounds to hook to my factory T5
-all major engine/intake assemblies appear to be there
-has 4x cheap aluminum rims
-has 2 factory half doors and straight tailgate
-well worn but mostly intact Bestop top and upper 1/2 doors
-seats are worn but presentable
-under dash A/C unit
- power brakes/booster (keep or sell)
- YJ fans/belts turn the proper direction (vs the XJ, yes?)
my initial thoughts: if I have any reasonable assurance it's a good motor, I could probably make MOST of the cost of the whole truck back by parting it out/re-selling it minus the motor (plus the sale of my own and it's accompanying MC2150 kit)
I'm thinking of buying a compression tester and running over there tomorrow with a battery to see if I can get it to crank/compression test
it's been awhile since I spent much time reading CJOffroad about this swap, but it's reportedly not too hard (especially OBD1), and this one seems to have low enough miles to make it a buy..
any thoughts? issues from a rollover that are of concern to the
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