Urgently needed advice - problems with my 1978 FJ40 SWB LC

Hi everyone!

I've been a visitor to this site ever since buying a restored FJ40 a few years back. The gentleman I purchased the vehicle from was an active user of the site and no doubt had correspondence with many of you FJ40 owners out there.

Correspondence between a few of you got me out of trouble with a problem I had busting seals between the gearbox/transfer case - amazing what little hose between the two can do..........

She really is a beauty! duel fuel LPG/Pet, new and reconditioned eveything more or less...........

However, deep down I new it was only a matter of time before the gear box and/or transfer case would require a little attention...........I was hoping it would occur at least another year from now when I had finished my postgraduate studies at uni so that I could afford to fix it.........Alas the gearbox and transfer case is presently in pieces on a work bench looking worse for wear.........

I am in complete deliberation...............I dont want to part with her but cant afford to have the gearbox/transfer case and after a little more inspection the diff fixed all up about 3 and 1/2 .......................Cant do the job myself ............I'm OK with the little stuff but this extends beyond my limited abilities.

The guy I purchased this from would cringe if he read this but what kind of price would I be looking at if I tried to get rid of her as is. As mentioned the rest of her is in top condition - body is good with very little to no rust, the motor essentially re-built, imaculate interior - gas conversion etc............if I was to go on I would talk myself out of even considering parting with her....

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Poor postgraduate