junkyard03

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wasup all

sun im going down to sd to check out a 95 with a 1j . the car doesnt look bad at all no major damage just need some paint . i have an early 97 w/o vvti so i dont know if that makes a difference in the swap. hes good guy and a upstanding member of the forum . it would be a straight trade his for mine

any thoughts

soarer13oy

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Why dont you just swap yours with a 1jz?

junkyard03

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i could but i havent found a shop that doesnt go "since its a 97 it'll cost more" from what i've seen if its vvti swapping to nonvvti 1j it would cost more but i dont why mine would

t70 supra

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Vvti would be almost a straight swap

junkyard03

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even tho mine is not a vvti ?

Dr.Fate

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I say if your feeling funny about the trade do some research first, BTW how many miles on the 97? how miles on the 1jz? If I had a 97 (I wish!) and had a opp to trade for a 95 5 speed 1jz I would consider it IMO! depending on what the trade in-tales ..........

Klaus

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Well consider this. You like the 97 likely for the body. You like the 95 for the motor. It costs about the same to drop a 1j in a car as it does to upgrade to the 97+ body. However, I would argue that the body modification is significantly easier labor wise. So either you can get that 95 and throw on a 97 body or keep the 97 and throw in a 1j and you'll end up at the same place- difference is what's your prefence in getting there?

junkyard03

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not so much just me but the other half want me too. i have to consider the fact if i put the 97 in the shop for the swap i have no car to drive . but if i take the 95 all i have todo is swap the front bumper and the tail lights and hit it with a paint job and im good . i wanted some outside input and im getting what i was hoping for . we'll definitely see what happens on sun . i am very interested and it wouldnt be a big issue to keep the 95 on ther for awhile i'd def want the 97+ tails tho. and the 97 has 247,xxx

true it is the same car essentialy . and your saying i would spend the same ether way. i was told upwards of 6k to swap mine . how much are you talking ?

kwg

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i'd keep the car and swap the 1jz myself. i've heard plenty of horror stories from people picking up swapped cars and either the motor is bad, wiring sucks, or some other little problem they had no idea about.

junkyard03

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i would if i had a garage to do it in but im lacking in that area i barely have a place to park my mk3 supra . cant do any major repairs

ClearP

agree with keeping car and swapping 1j. 1j is relatively cheap to swap

0435

I would get the swap, have a mechanic check it out.

junkyard03

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i understand if i had a place to do the swap myself it would be cheaper . if you can refer a place to go that can do a good job at a decent price lmk

1siksc

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keep your 97. if a 1jz is that good why would someone want to trade it? 97>92 w/ 1JZ

junkyard03

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here's the link look at his

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/lex...ash-maybe.html