haveing a debate to swap cars
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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
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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
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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
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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 ..........
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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?
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Originally Posted by KLAUS
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?
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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.