KANTANKRUS Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Hello... I have several questions about this vehicle. If I kept it pure... what would it be worth? (greater Pittsburgh, PA) And if I choose to install a 99 4.0 liter motor would the t-case, the tranny need swapped also? The paint was done by an amateur. So, yes it is shiny, but the paint is not high quality. Please advise. This is the vehicle in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 85 waggy. Nice. Don’t see to many that survive these days. Let alone be in nice shape even if the paint is meh. Honestly I’d keep it pure. But that 2.8L is gonna make you want to sell it in the future. You can drop in a 4.0, but you’ll definitely have to beat the firewall to accept the 4.0. And you’d have to swap everything else with the 4.0 as well. That being said, an easy bolt in without any issues is the GM 3.4L of the same family. That can be carbed or fuel injected and you can keep the trans and t-case without swapping those. If it was me, I’d drop the 3.4L in, go fuel injected and enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 10 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: 85 waggy. Nice. Don’t see to many that survive these days. Let alone be in nice shape even if the paint is meh. Honestly I’d keep it pure. But that 2.8L is gonna make you want to sell it in the future. You can drop in a 4.0, but you’ll definitely have to beat the firewall to accept the 4.0. And you’d have to swap everything else with the 4.0 as well. That being said, an easy bolt in without any issues is the GM 3.4L of the same family. That can be carbed or fuel injected and you can keep the trans and t-case without swapping those. If it was me, I’d drop the 3.4L in, go fuel injected and enjoy it. Cool, but with the 3.4Liter will I also need the harness as well as the matching ECM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 More than likely unless you want to run a carb on the 3.4L and send it then that should be the easiest route with the AMC|Jeep wiring and set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KANTANKRUS Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 Yeah, I am not sure that I am going to even buy it, as I truly do not need any more projects... my 'much younger' friend keeps thinking that I am a spring peep... lol! Sounds like a real PITA and I still have issues with my 87 Comanche Laredo and I have owned it for 5+ years... so I am afraid of compounding my troubles... lmao! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 I mean hell, I’d buy it just because it’s an 85 waggy and it’s not something you see. Sucks it doesn’t have the nameplate for the front header which is offset to the drivers side but I might have one for it. Also a base waggy but still cool as hell and luxurious. Shame the original owner didn’t get it with the system sentry that would be another reason to snag it. But the only thing I’d have to worry about as is is just the carb and vac system. Otherwise it would be a fun driver until the engine just craps the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torq_Shep Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 3 hours ago, eaglescout526 said: 85 waggy. Nice. Don’t see to many that survive these days. Let alone be in nice shape even if the paint is meh. Honestly I’d keep it pure. But that 2.8L is gonna make you want to sell it in the future. You can drop in a 4.0, but you’ll definitely have to beat the firewall to accept the 4.0. And you’d have to swap everything else with the 4.0 as well. That being said, an easy bolt in without any issues is the GM 3.4L of the same family. That can be carbed or fuel injected and you can keep the trans and t-case without swapping those. If it was me, I’d drop the 3.4L in, go fuel injected and enjoy it. Legitimately, I had a late version of the 3.4L in a Pontiac Minivan and it was a very solid little motor. Would not mind having a repowered jeep with one. Solid aftermarket, although like the 4.0 they have been out of production long enough that the aftermarket is not as strong as it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The86manche Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 10 hours ago, KANTANKRUS said: Cool, but with the 3.4Liter will I also need the harness as well as the matching ECM? You can do a stand alone harness to run the efi on a 3.4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Usually people who keep the original 3.4 injection, will use a mid '90's Camaro or Firebird, use its wiring and set it up as standalone fuel injection. You can do the same with the slightly earlier 3.1 from the same models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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