When I offered $200 for the seats in a guy's XJ he told me I could have the entire car. It's a 97 (2WD, auto) and I have a 96 (4WD, manual), which is my daily. I unfortunately don't have the space to keep it as a parts car so I figured I'd take it out on a trail and beat it up until it won't start anymore then scrap it.

Before taking it out I'm taking the front fender off to do a swap on my XJ along with the seats. Is there anything else I should take from this thing before giving it away that may be hard to find or prone to needing a replacement?

 

Where is this? I'm looking for a 97 body with clean paper if it is fairly close and not rusted out.

 

I would take all the bolt-on stuff off that you may need later (or could sell to others):
-Radiator
-Power steering pump
-Alternator
-A/C compressor
-ECU
-Trailer Hitch
-Wheels/Tires but makes it a pain if you take them off and need to tow it away.
-emblems, bumper, grille
-headlights/taillights
-interior items (mirror, cluster, center console)
-radio, A/C control cluster
-smaller stuff like sensors TPS, IAC, CPS, fuel injectors, plug wires, distributor

It's really nice to keep a parts Jeep around for the unexpected things plus you can see how things are connected if you get in trouble removing something on your good Jeep.

Next time, get a 4x4 parts Jeep though. Much more compatible.

 

many parts are not made any more. People will pay top dollar to get something that is still in shape to use.

 

If it has a title you could get it to working order then sell it for some real profit. Just a thought.

 

It does have a title. The only thing that needs to be fixed is the front fender so it can pass safety. I just simply have no where to keep it while I fix it and get it sold. I'm in Utah for those curious and would be interested in selling it to someone else after I get what I need out of it. (Which would just be the chairs and the front right fender)

 

it runs?

 

Yeah, maybe I didn't make it clear with the initial post but the plan was to take it wheeling until we broke it from driving it

 

i just can't fathom destroying a perfectly good jeep when you can probably get some pretty nice coin from it as is..... but that's just me

 

^^ a big X2 on that point.