It depends, I've never dont that work before, so let's say if I paid someone. I did drive it and I'd modify the sound a bit. It isn't a grinding, but more of an intermittant clicking. And it doesn't always do it. It seems if you take it out at a faster pace it is more likely to do it. Also when it does it, it doesn't change in intensity when you put the clutch in slightly or all the way. I tried to get to act up and did it only once in five tries, and then its a pretty subdued sound.
The jeep overall seems pretty good, the
AMC 304 is smooth with a slight hesitation right off idle if you crack it open quickly, but if you give it gas slowly for a moment, then it doesn't hesitate. It has 82K original on it and is running a single exhaust. The tranny is a 4-speed and it seems fairly high geared.
Theres some steering play, but it has power steering and it works great. It didn't seem to wander going down the road or wobble.
It is free of rust and has hard (no hard doors) soft, and a bikini top. Has leather seats and overall seems pretty decent. The oil pressure at idle after warming up was between 35 and 40 lbs., but quickly increased with rpms to about 80 lbs. I don't know enough about the
AMC 304 to know if that's acceptable or not.
Any thoughts would be appreciated. Oh, I can probably get it for $3500...Bob