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I swapped mine just this past Saturday.... but I had the parts all lined up, and my car isn't rusty. That's the killer is the rust. Rust makes big tight bolts sometimes impossible. I would say that I'd be surprized of the rear is actually the problem... Have you looked into the suspension points? or wheel bearings? I assume you checked the U-joints thoroughly when you ahd the shaft out...

That said though..I started at about 10am, and I had the new rear end completely installed by about 3pm... and at least an hour of that was break times... ITs not an easy task, but goes pretty quick once you get into it. I could probably do it in less than half the time tomorrow if I had to.

In my case, I pulled the trailing arms and control arms from teh car. Left 'em on the old rear end. Mainly because the other rear was pulled similarly, and it had better bushing.

The big question though is whether its worth it.... thats for you to decide. If you do opt for getting a newer car though, I'd put my recommendation on a 240 rather than a 740.

-Matt