AAAARGHHH... freight from oklahoma

Not sure what the thing weighs, I just had an old hemi block shipped to me from Indiana (to Sacramento) at 210 pounds. It was crated up. I paid $185 to pick it up at the dock. Everything went smooth, took like 5 days, I'd use them again. Not sure if they have terminals where you need them, but it might be worth a try.

Here's the website, I dealt with David Henton (ext. 107 on the phone # off the site)

http://www.enginesdirectfreight.com/

My main concern would be the seller. His changing the shipping price by that much after you already paid tells me he's up to something. If you can get another quote and counter him it might help, EDF can even pick it up at his location if they're in the area. But I would definitely look into starting paperwork on him at Paypal too.