Ok so looking for opinions on what i should i am supposed to go look at a black 84 xj tommarrow that i may trade for what i know so far is that its a 2.8l no KNOWN rust 3" rustys lift 2 door model still uses original front end but the owner said something about bypassing the motor has a d35 rear runs and drives and everything works and he pulled all the emissions equipment off except the egr looks like its got some nice 31" mudders on it fromt eh 2 pics i have seen and is a 3speed auto.

Now for my rig i have a 91 xj laredo with 270k with a trail master 3.5 long arm kit that has been shimmed and blocked in the back. Also has a fair amount of rust as in the rocker on side is shot the quarters corners are gone the rear cargo area has a huge hole (i have pics of it) bad brakes a few wireing gremlins a odd front d30 (for some reason it doesn't take 91 4x4 brake pads instead it uses the brakes for a 2wd xj.) it also has a d35 and 31" wrangler ats and a few other minor issues (ie locking mechanism in the seat belts no longer work) however it has done everything i have asked of it and more but i have a feeling i have bitten off more then i can chew with this current rig. here are pics of my jeep

interior rear rust http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/h...ust%203-16-08/

random pics of it http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/h...oor%203-15-08/
http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/h...ter%208-16-08/

Anywho what would you guys do? I'm not really all that familiar with the early xjs other then avoid the peugeot (sp?) like the plague.
http://s259.photobucket.com/albums/h...onx6x/84%20xj/ the 2 pics i have of the 84  

If it were me I wouldn't.. but that's just me.  

if the miles are lower than yours current model and runs good and doesnt have the body cancer as yours does then id trade for it...sounds like you current xj has given you fits trying to find parts for it and if the older has all original parts then it should be a better rig for you..  

id stick with the 91, high output 4.0s are the tits man.  

well i decided not to trade it off...I just love the thing to much even with all the quirky weird parts on it.  Any your right that ho even with 1/4 mil miles on it is still running pretty sweet I never have to worry about if it will start...and aside from the valve cover gasket it doesn't leak oil either.