sj is on its death bed

[bencotterell]

Hey. So my Lil sj is very poorly it started off with just burning bit of oil when i got it. Not to bad could live with that then transfer box was leaking clutch started slipping last weekend. rear diff is leaking speedo stopped working and now the head gasket has gone. Think its gone bit to far for me to repair now:(

[twiss]

Keep it going!!

[bencotterell]

Its on an intravenous drip of water and oil. Problem is in doing about 250-300 miles a week in her. Picking new one up tmos and going to have to use mine as a diner for body work as the one in getting has been rolled

[Anton]

Might be easier to swap the engine, tcase and rear axle in from the rolled vehicle than swap the bodies.

Then again, I have not done a body swap, so I don't know how much work it is.

I do know that I can swap an engine easy as pie, and a rear axle is a very simple swap.

[Rhinoman]

The body swap isn't that difficult because all the main parts are fitted to the chassis.

[Anton]

Yes, but you have to deal with things like wiring looms, brake master cylinders, brake lines, steering columns, brake, accelerator and clutch cables etc.

If they're identical spec vehicles (both Spanish or both Jap) it may be easier, but it just *seems* fiddly to me, and the body is surely a lot harder to lift off a chassis than an engine is to lift out...?

[timwilks13]

Yea personally i would swap the engines over rather than the body!! in fact i would rather swap an engine, gearbox, tranny box, and axles, over swapping a body.