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I am looking to purchase my first wrangler :punk:. The guys said it was a mutt/(different years frame and body). The title and vin match 1983, and it says yj7 on and emblem on the fender. He said it has dana40 front and rearends with international scout axles. It has leaf springs front and rear. I included a picture, just want to make sure i know what im getting and make sure its worth it. I have no idea how to identify rearends, frames,body styles,ect,ect any info would be appreciated.
thanks guys
Ronnie

 
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It has the body of a YJ. The rollbar is angled so you have the body from anywhere from an '87 to a '91 YJ. The frame off of an '83 CJ7.

Dana40? I must be missing something. I didn't think such a thing existed. Hell, I even knew about the Dana28! But Dana40? Maybe it was an International Scout thing, but I thought they had Dana44 fronts and Dana60 rears. I dunno, I'm not a Scout guy.

It also appears that he re-routed the fuel system to the rear quarterpanel on the passenger side. The YJ has it under the license plate on the drivers side, and a CJ7 had it below the taillight on the passenger side...

It looks built fairly well, but to me, it smells a bit like a lemon waiting to rot.

Unless he is offering it for a ridiculously low price even with the mods, I'd stay away from it. If the price is less than $3500, I'd take it just for fun. You never know.

If it's $3500 or less, buy it.
 
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Judging by your question I would say that this one is not a real good choice for your first jeep. I've seen some pretty weird setups where you spend more time figuring out what hell tranny/transfer case/diff/etc it is than it takes to get it out and fix it. For you first jeep you really should have a vin printout that matches the jeep you buy. It's like you buy a jeep with one of the aftermarket disc brake conversions and then go thru hell trying to figure out what rotors they used or whose brake pads will fit. Just my take on it, that one would be a real steep learning curve I'm thinking....
 
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Sorry thats what he said dana 44s. The jeep has a 350 sbc manual 4speed trans and 2001 interior. new wheels and tires. You think its worth only $3,500?
That depends, I'm pretty good with TJ's, YJ's and XJ's but I would probably not get that one, like I said, too many variables, I like my junk to run and while it does appeal to me it would be relegated to toy status, not anywhere near a daily driver or one I needed to get around with.
What are you looking for, a DD, weekend toy, dedicated off roader ?
 
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