School me on the Darkside! YJ Laredo?

[Stic-o]

Zukman has maybe come across a deal.. We may be able to pick up a Jeep Wrangler Laredo with the Hard top for....well nothing Only bad part is the motor is toast. Truck has over 300k on it, but pretty sure it's all street/freeway miles. From what I'm told it pretty much has a perfect body. I'm quessing sence it's a Laredo that it has the 4.0 HO motor...or at least I would hope

Any info would be mucho apreciated... and will update once I know whats going on.. It will be weird to see a zuk, crusier and a heep all in my parents yard though

 

[loaderopp]

put a new motor in it

 

[Stic-o]

just did some researh..looks like it should have a 4.2 in it. and laredo would be the chrome package

 

[cybergasm]

Any idea on what year this is? might help

 

[Stic-o]

think my mom said it mite be a '89 or so.... not really sure.


but may just have to keep it.... hmmm what would we paint it like?:

 

[cybergasm]

watch out with the carb. The carter carb can be problematic on those with poor idle and performance from them.

 

[RockRanger]

A 4.0 will bolt right in to where the 4.2 was. Use the same radiator engine mounts. Hook up 6 wires and it is running. Only thing you have to do is put a cutout in the tranny bellhousing for the crank positioning sensor and you are done. Easy swap.

 

[yellowford]

I actually just picked up a 93 wranlger, with that 89 your just going to have to watch out for the manual transmission as a much stonger one was added in 90. The automatic should be fine though.