Ditch the Jackaroo or do the mods

The second play vechile would not be financed, the theory behind the second car is that if i damage it i will still have a car to drive to work and back. i know the sensible thing would be to use that money to pay off the roo ...........but where is the fun in that.

Push any 4x4 and they break !!!!

I think the Jack will take any punishment that other 4x4's will dish out, just may not get to the same places ( IFS front etc )

Talk to the blokes who used to race them ( stock standard and modified )

Gronk of course they all break, mine is testament to that , it's just some take more punishment than others & if brogs is seriously concidering a 4by with locka's & a winch then now may just be the best time to get into something with a little more ground clearance that will handle the tracks he'll take it on. Wheel travel & tyre size are the 2 key items the Jack sorely misses out on with minimal scope to modify so if it wont get to the same places as you say maybe it would be better to modify something that has more offroad potential from the start.
Cheers Craig.........

i have been doing some research after viewing your posts and managed to find someone who could do a front end swap for me(change ifs to solid axle) fora reasonable price alot cheaper then another car would be. this would give me more suspension travel and enable a bigger lift. .......... would this be worthwhile maybe..
thanks brogs........

Brogs it really depends on what you want to do with this vehicle. If it's to be a weekend warrior for tackling steep rough boggy tracks then I'd start again with something like a GQ which is excellent in almost standard trim & then has heaps of assesories available both new & 2nd hand. If you are fitting the winch & locka's for just in case & don't intend to get into the deep end then keep the Jack. If you want a reliable vehicle to do remote area driving over rough terrain, again I'd upgrade to something similar to an 80 series.
Major modifications to any car (like an axle swap) are difficult to keep legal or get an engineers Certificate for & if not done right will handle terrible.
As the Jack is only worth between 8 & $14k, spending so much just to make it catch up other standard vehicles would be more costly in the end.
Buy something more suitable to the purpose you want to use it for that doesn't need as much modification.
Cheers Craig...........