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Keep an eye on the hauling boards ...you never know. I can sympathize with your dilemma. Needing a replacement I found my #1 motor on the coast about 350 miles away. Brought it home could`nt get it running (my fault) that took about 8 months. Next drove a solid 2 days to Denver, rebuilt motor ended up with one bad cylinder, that took 4 months. Decided to build a good run stand to avoid pulling motors back and forth....Got #1 running after a ton of help here on the forums. Just got it back in and running fine now!! Meantime I have passed on at least two running rebuilts within 150 miles . SO they do eventually show up .So far I`ve invested about $1450 in the motors and have a good runner and two spares to work on for fun. Patience sometimes pays off sometimes not.

Don't be so quick to dismiss Bart's idea! That BelAir looks pretty interesting ... harvest the engine out of it and flip it -- probably get same or better money for it if you're not in a hurry. Or keep it and drop a crate motor in it and have a rod ... and then flip it ... Like Bart says ... expand your imagination ...

Another advantage of a complete car, is that you can drive it where you need it to be.

We could also post any trips we are taking that have room for a load, usually have room for trans’ etc.

I have used U-Ship several times for pallet load and whole vehicle load. Whole vehicle load is best if vehicle can drive on and off. Pallet loads are best held at local freight terminal for convenience, otherwise higher cost for lift truck, if even available.

Ed

I have used Saia truck lines which has LTL and a terminal in San Antonio on Seguin Rd. The terminal to terminal rate was much lower than doorstep service. They will load with a forklift at the terminal.

The point is that the far away seller has to crate, lift, transport, drop off or whatever, ,with a heavy motor and trans. Not many willing to do that. If they live in a rural area, that may add to the problem. When it's far away you can't see it, test compression, hear it run............ Check tranny gears.

In my opinion a used motor is a core for a rebuild. I have one of my cars I purchased a car for $3500 for the motor and trans. The car is sitting in my garage with, I think, cam bearings out. Rebuild or replace. You can buy a crate engine cheaper than rebuilding an engine in most cases. The good side to a crate engine is you get a warranty. Know what a crate engine would cost so if you’re thinking about buying another engine it would be a lot less than a crate. I mentioned the FedEx freight for shipping but I do think buying an engine close to home is sound advice.

I shipped my Allison trans to Cal. from San Antonio using Central Freight and got it back from them the next week. They have a freight depot on east Houston St. east of 410

Thanks again everyone for all your great suggestions and recommendations. I made some headway with Uship.com, but the bids are still rather high. I’m now looking at a nice, running 235 much closer to home. The seller is calling me later this afternoon to tell me about the motor. If it all sounds good haggling will follow.