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dude... older 2jzge's are like $500 all day. You can find one with 70-80k in that price range. Take a weekend to swap. Seriously... where are you going to find one cheaper? No p/s or a/c ect is a drag but not that big of a deal. Even if you had to replace the rack thats still only another $150 or so and like 2 hours worth of work. You can get those inside door handles for like $30 each too. I thought mine was cheap... (I paid $1000) and mine was a theft recovery. Offer the guy $700.00, buy a new motor for $500.00 and you're good.
go look at it and make a list of all the things that need to be fixed and see about how much it will cost and how much time it will take. see if thats something you want to do?