Re: [Amc-list] Re; EFI install on [anything modest] a bit of a Rant.

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My swap was under $1,000. Way under.
I bought a complete running 80,000 Wrangler 4.0L for $275 on ebay. Harness,engine, all accesories.
While I mixed and matched parts and traded that particular engine off it was complete and useable.
To do it cheap, you have to do your research and not get in a hurry.

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5

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From: Russell Neyhart <rtneyhart@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Hi John,
> 
> I expect to be around $1500.00 when I'm done. I'm not sure how much 
> cheaper it'd be to get a donor vehicle as a $1500 to $2000 donor these 
> days (at least around here) will get you a neglected POS, _but_ as you 
> stated it would be the most reliable method since you'd more than likely 
> have a complete setup regardless of condition. That would definitely 
> save you time scrounging for parts. Procuring a complete donor would be 
> my first choice if I had room - see below. My first choice for a donor 
> would be a wrecked Liberty CRD, second being a Cherokee or Wrangler 4.0.
> 
> Another issue (for me) is room. While I have a large enough back yard to 
> park a vehicle, I can't drive down to it giving me only my driveway 
> right now. I also have no garage so anything I do has to be in 
> relatively good weather and be cleaned up before nightfall.
> 
> Probably the cheapest method would be to keep what is on there and fix 
> the problem(s) present, especially with my car with only 64,500 on it. 
> This fellow has a nice Web site on care and feeding of the 258/BBD setup 
> including the emissions: http://home.sprynet.com/~dale02/ entitled "Jeep 
> - Adventures Under the Hood". The only issue I can see is where to get 
> some of the emissions equipment that is now at least 19-1/2 years old?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Russell
> 
> 
> -Snip-
> > Cost, 
> > These things are not cheap to do. I have yet to run across anyone who
> > has a working system under 2 Grand, with the possible exception of some
> > one who bought a donor vehicle and then stripped it for parts, which is
> > probably just about the cheapest and most reliable method that I can
> > come up with to obtain the parts.  
> > Horror stories accompany other applications where parts were attempted
> > to be found at pick a parts. Incompatible parts are the biggest
> > problems, and then making parts try to fit with machining operations is
> > not cheap either unless you have your own fully equipped machine shop.
> > Numbers I have seen spent to accomplish this ?replacement for a BBD?
> > Carburetor have been aprox. $2500 to $3500 on the whole.
>  -Snip-
> 
> 
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