yzergod
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Here is my delima... $$$ is non-existant for all things Jeep right now (I'm sure a lot of you are in this boat, rowing frantically right behind me!).
I have a '91 that the guy I bought it from yanked out the 4.0/AX15/NP231 for a 350 conversion. He sold the drivetrain and then found a CJ with a 350 and lost interest. His loss, my gain. So now I have an engineless '91. The only smart thing he did was to disconnect everything and leave all of the wiring in tact. The only thing that was cut was the rubber fuel lines that run between the engine and the hard lines. :yelclap:
I came across a FREE '89 2-door sport with the renix/AX15/NP231 in it. Some college kid took it in for a new starter and bailed on it. His loss, my gain. So now I have this XJ with no title, and the parts gremlins stole the grill/front clip and the fuel injectors. :looser: I know I will need to get some new injectors, and from what I've read here, the Ford blue top injectors would be money better spent. I will also need a new starter.
So, here is the big question: Do you see any reason I couldn't put the '89 Renix drivetrain into the '91 body? I would probably have to include the computer. Any other problems? I know you are not supposed to put in an older engine, but where I live in Southern Colorado, there isn't any smog checks to deal with and the local DMV doesn't so much as look at anything other than the VIN number during the registration process.
Now, before anybody hops up on their soapbox, I plan on swapping the entire thing over. I guess that means all of the smog items as I would not begin to know what I could eliminate. Also, if it becomes too much of an issue, then I could always make it a trail only rig with an OHV tag and tow it to the trails. Then, I could yank all of the smog stuff. But for now, I just want a running rig and since I don't have any money to go and buy the right year 4.0 and I DO have a free 4.0 sitting outside, I am seriously pondering this swap.
Thanks for your thoughts and opinions!
I have a '91 that the guy I bought it from yanked out the 4.0/AX15/NP231 for a 350 conversion. He sold the drivetrain and then found a CJ with a 350 and lost interest. His loss, my gain. So now I have an engineless '91. The only smart thing he did was to disconnect everything and leave all of the wiring in tact. The only thing that was cut was the rubber fuel lines that run between the engine and the hard lines. :yelclap:
I came across a FREE '89 2-door sport with the renix/AX15/NP231 in it. Some college kid took it in for a new starter and bailed on it. His loss, my gain. So now I have this XJ with no title, and the parts gremlins stole the grill/front clip and the fuel injectors. :looser: I know I will need to get some new injectors, and from what I've read here, the Ford blue top injectors would be money better spent. I will also need a new starter.
So, here is the big question: Do you see any reason I couldn't put the '89 Renix drivetrain into the '91 body? I would probably have to include the computer. Any other problems? I know you are not supposed to put in an older engine, but where I live in Southern Colorado, there isn't any smog checks to deal with and the local DMV doesn't so much as look at anything other than the VIN number during the registration process.
Now, before anybody hops up on their soapbox, I plan on swapping the entire thing over. I guess that means all of the smog items as I would not begin to know what I could eliminate. Also, if it becomes too much of an issue, then I could always make it a trail only rig with an OHV tag and tow it to the trails. Then, I could yank all of the smog stuff. But for now, I just want a running rig and since I don't have any money to go and buy the right year 4.0 and I DO have a free 4.0 sitting outside, I am seriously pondering this swap.
Thanks for your thoughts and opinions!