It would depend on the asking price of that and what year it's for. I bought my tub last year and paid 4k on the dot straight from aqualu which included shipping. If u run into any obstacles or if that tub was dropped really hard and warped it(they are very tough though so doubtful but still a concern)then your in trouble. So if they are selling it for like 2k or so I would get it. Otherwise I would just buy a new one and u have support from aqualu then since u bought one new if a obstacle comes up.
Keep in mind that if you don't butcher the old tub too bad removing it u can sell it and recoup some money. All my communication with aqualu was by email so that everything was in writing and we were both clear as to the year I needed and what I wanted. I would not mount the stock tire carrier just because they tend to rattle. If u get a 4plus or 4x4 labs carrier they are much more robust. Before u drill anything you have to mock up the aqualu in bare aluminum with all body parts such as doors and all, get it all lined up, and then drill all the holes for door catches and hard top and bolting to the cowl. In my build thread below I have lots of pics of fitting that stuff and how I did it. I didn't like the aqualu transmission tunnel, so I used the stock steel transmission tunnel which then I had to modify it to work. While I had the tub off I had access to a lot of the frame, so I spent quite some time cleaning the frame up. To the time I had removed the old tub to having it back from the paint shop it was about 6 months ish hitting it hard on the weekends and some after work during the week. It accelerates a restoration a great deal in my opinion. Their is a fair amount of grunt work involved still though.
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