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Re: How much to ship an engine

To: Patton Dickson <kpdii@softhome.net>
Subject: Re: How much to ship an engine
From: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:15:40 -0700 (MST)
Kai pointed us to a cheap freight shipper:

forwardair

go to forwardair.com

They wanted $31/100lbs from MN to CO.


Trying to get a seller to ship can be another issue still as I am finding out.

On Mon, 11 Mar 2002, Patton Dickson wrote:

> Hey guys,
> 
> I am going over my project price list and I need some help as to cost.
> 
> My engine an incorrect 18V motor.  And even though it runs, I would have to 
> rebuild before I'm done with the car.  If I am going to spend money on that 
> I would much rather spend it one a correct 18GB instead of this one.   The 
> way I figure it, I can buy a 18GB needing to be rebuilt, rebuild it, then 
> pull and sell the 18V.  This might recoup most of the cost of acquiring the 
> 18GB.  Kind of like a personal core charge.
> 
> The question is how much does it cost to ship an engine?  I saw that there 
> are a couple 18GB's for sale on the web, but they both would need to be 
> shipped.   Can they be shipped in parts cheaper (if I can find one broken 
> down).  Can a block alone go UPS?
> 
> If any Texans on this list have a good lead on a 18GB let me know.  I'll 
> also be looking for a good machine shop.

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