Opinions Wanted

[Tigger]

Ok guys/gals let me know what you think.

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It looks like I will be getting another cherokee. This one is a 76 WT "S" and has 401 with a bad piston, TH400, QT, body is in really good shape. I have a 77 WT "S" Cherokee, body in poor shape, good 360, T18A, D20. I have a few things running around in my head as far as idea so here goes.

Option 1
Take the 360/T18a/D20 and swap it in the cherokee with the good body, sell the TH400/QT and rebuild the 401 swap it back in. I know alot of work but I will have a running cherokee while I rebuild the 401. Part out the Cherokee with the bad body.

Option 2
Sell the cherokee with the bad body complete for someone to make a chop top trail rig out of and use that money to rebuild the engine in the other Cherokee.

Option 3
Just do the engine swap and keep the automatic (YUCK), rebuild the 401 Put it back in.

Help me out.

[jeepsr4ever]

I would take the drivetrain out of the rusted one put it in place of the 401 drivetrain, rebuild the 401 sell the th400 and quad, then install the 401 and keep the 360 fro a spare, or you could just swap bodies, too bad your not my neighbor we could manhandle those pieces!

[AlaskaJeepR]

I agree w/ MC. Keep the 360 as your bullet motor, and swap out all the other parts into the good body.

[Tigger]

I thought about a body swap but the rear cross member on the rusty cherokee is shot, and I can get this one for alot less than getting a new cross memeber welded in and have spare parts, part out what i don't need and maybe make some funds for putting into the jeep or the business.

[jeepsr4ever]

[Tigger]

MC believe me if I lived closer we would already have this red cherokee stripped down and just waiting for the other to show up. Hell we would probally have chopped the top and built a roll cage for it and just waiting to get on the trails.

[fuzz401]

i would keep the th-400 have it rebuilt add the missing clutch plates and install a reprogram valve body for better shifting

[pyagid]

I would go with option 1 swap the complete drivetrain over part out what ever you could that is left. Rebuild the 401 put that back in and either keept eh 360 as a spare or sell that

[Tigger]

i would keep the th-400 have it rebuilt add the missing clutch plates and install a reprogram valve body for better shifting

I am really not a fan of automatic transmissions in any 4wd vehicle.

[AlaskaJeepR]

I don't know, I gues it depends on what you want it 4. I agree with rebuilding the th400, putting race clutches and steels in it and a manual valve body. I did that in one of my J series and it held up to all the torment I could put it through.