Gen 1 swapping MG2 Stator from used transaxle bad idea?

OK all first off I'm a newb and this is my first Prius and post so please bare with me. I have a 2002 classic so hope I'm posting in the most correct area as I did not see a category for the Gen l Prius. Anyway I do not have the tools/space/resources to try and do a complete transaxle swap so I thought why not just do the G2 stator swap from a used transmission? It looks pretty straight forward and something I could possibly do in my garage but I may be wrong? I'm fairly mechanically inclined however have never taken on a huge project like removing an engine. I figure once the side cover is off (the used unit) I can tell the condition of the G2 stator because it will be burnt like I'm sure mine is. I have confirmed it's the transaxle and was going off the lucious garage site where 99 out of 100 are the G2 stator. I am looking for the cheapest route possible as I am selling the car to purchase a Gen ll . It's been dealer serviced since day 1 by the previous owner but of course I'm sure they never dropped the pan so 170k later it will hardly move anymore. Am I on the right track or is this a much larger job than I am thinking it is? Also if I'm supposed to post this somewhere else please advise. This is a wonderful forum and I can see many helpful members reside here. Thank you in advance!

 

Thank you for the reply John. I now see there is a gen 1 category. Can the mods please move my question to the correct category? Thank you much!