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No... not worth the trouble.

AoT wrote:So you going to put that temp stock engine in for the duration of the repairs?

It might be hard to drive it without a transmission!!!

Brown wrote:

AoT wrote:So you going to put that temp stock engine in for the duration of the repairs?

It might be hard to drive it without a transmission!!!

I have a spare IRS 4 speed. Both the spare engine and tranny will drop right in since they came from a late 73. Correct TO bearing and correct external regulator alternator.

The engine crate is done.



There's enough room so I can ship the header, carbs, intake manifolds and other stuff so they can run it and found the cause of the tapping sound.

I called UPS and almost had a stroke. I called Conway and the price is much cheaper but still not reasonable.

It seems if you don't have an account it's much more expensive.

why don't you have the people you shipping these two crates to use their account and you pay them. I'm sure they have accounts set up with various shipping comepanies since they ship transmission and motors out of their facilities all the time.

Glenn wrote:I called UPS and almost had a stroke. I called Conway and the price is much cheaper but still not reasonable.

numbers?

UPS said over $1000 with residential pickup and a lift gate at both ends. Conway was about $300 with me delivering it to their depot in Syosset. I'm sure I can get it cheaper.

$300 for both? That's not that unreasonable. I deal with UPS every day. Every other day I get a "fuel surcharge" update from them. It's a joke

$300 just for the tranny, $400 for the engine.

That big empty box sure gets small fast.

I sent my tranny to Rancho last year via UPS and it cost around $130. I did the same thing with the custom wood box and the straps to tie it down. The tricky part was I had to make the box to the dimensions of the biggest cardboard box they had to get that price. Tight fit but I got it. Oh yeh, Rancho must have liked my wooden box because they sent the tranny back in a double walled cardboard box and I wrote them a letter to please send it back in the same box. Oh well.

Well... I just posted on USHIP and the "upfront" quotes are much more reasonable.

leo wrote:Oh yeh, Rancho must have liked my wooden box because they sent the tranny back in a double walled cardboard box and I wrote them a letter to please send it back in the same box. Oh well.

ouch! Good thinking tho leo

freightcenter.com

They gave me the best price and I can save on the lift gate by delivering it to the shipper's depot in Plainview.

GR
I'm off today if you wanna take a ride over. We can use my truck.

FedEx had something called "dimensional weight" Where you could have a large item even if it is light your going to pay more. That kind of sucks. Nice work shopping around.

Raj wrote:GR
I'm off today if you wanna take a ride over. We can use my truck.

thanks Raj, but i'm still shopping around. I hope to do it next week. if your available that would be great. If not i can get Jim's small trailer and take it to Plainview in that with the Civic.

Nah.... its will be easier with the Tundra. Just keep me posted on the tentative date and please see what nights that have later hours since I'm a '9-5er'.

Arrangements have been made and i'll be delivering both crates to freight terminals on Friday with the help of Jim Lynch and his small trailer.

I was able to get the cost down to a reasonable amount for both... with a bit of shopping.

There's more to come over the winter.

Glenn wrote: There's more to come over the winter.

Narrowed torrsion housing, shorter axles and mini tubs? Just throwing ideas out there.

Ratrod or pickup conversion

Nitrous ?

Tom wrote:Nitrous ?

Nah... i'm a "all motor" guy.

Glenn A wrote:

Glenn wrote: There's more to come over the winter.

Narrowed torrsion housing, shorter axles and mini tubs? Just throwing ideas out there.

I think he should go the Full Monty:

All hail the mighty SNORKELSTANG.
I can only wish.