Anyone buy a crate engine lately
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Anyone buy a crate engine lately
Ok so after doing some research and asking around I found the engine I want and the place that sells it at a relatively good price. Today I found out that they only deliver to businesses and only to the ones that have loading/unloading bays and the equipment to take the engine from the truck. They do not deliver to terminals.
Is this typical with crate engine sales/delivery? How do people go about buying one of these things?
I was thinking of going to some shop and asking them to accept deliver and place it on S10 bed for some prearranged sum of money. Is this something doable?
Is this typical with crate engine sales/delivery? How do people go about buying one of these things?
I was thinking of going to some shop and asking them to accept deliver and place it on S10 bed for some prearranged sum of money. Is this something doable?
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Car: 86 Iroc-Z28
Engine: FB385
Transmission: 700r4
I had mine shipped to a business and i know a friend of mine had a motor from Japan delivered to a common carrier near us, forget the company's name, and we loaded his up onto my truck from the company's loading dock. It will cost you, but as far as i know, they will not deliver to a residential address. good luck
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Car: 82 Trans Am
Engine: LTX
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.42 strengthed 7.5 inch
It depends on the shipping company they use.. my engine was delivered to a residential address but it cost 125.00 more... they truck showed up with a pallet truck and moved it into the garage.. simple stuff funny that they make a big deal of it..
If they want your money they will find a workaround.. go somewhere else if they won't.
If they want your money they will find a workaround.. go somewhere else if they won't.
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Car: 92 Camaro RS
Engine: 350 Crate Motor
Transmission: Tremec TKO
Axle/Gears: 10 Bolt 3.73
I bought one from autocenter (goautocenter.com)
It was delivered to a local freight depot.
Drove a pickup down there and their forklift put it right in the bed.
Used the cherry picker once I got it home.
-Rich-
It was delivered to a local freight depot.
Drove a pickup down there and their forklift put it right in the bed.
Used the cherry picker once I got it home.
-Rich-
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