You'll insult him with that, and he'll never talk to you again.
What would they be worth?
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My April built '71 has an engine cast date of 1970 and J heads. It's a numbers matching car.
Ask him if you could have it looked at on your dime. If it's not cracked and STD bore tell him you give him $1500 bucks. If it turns out to be ****......scrap value. If you want the chance to score a great engine at a steal $800 bucks as is where is.
74 360 dart sport
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Communication is so simple I would go see him face to face tell him you are my dad's employer and I am very interested in the motors and I dont want to insult you on price we both don't know the internal conditions but I am willing to take a chance what kind of number do you have in mind
My '70 Swinger 340 also has the fender tag, and the complete build sheet I found under the rear seat. They are also date coded correct J heads. 915 heads, 2.02 intake/1.60 exhaust.
my car is numbers matching but missing fender tag , that has always bothered me , does it make any difference ?
I doubt if any one would stash 2 junk engines in a trailer. They probably had worth and value to whomever originally decided to keep them. The suggestion of being up front and asking if you can check them out for damage. I'd bet he'll have no problem. If the blocks are shot them offer him a lower price for the heads and what's salvageable inside the engines.
Dan
Dan
Give him $500 with the agreement that you will be back with $500 more if they check out. If they dont. agree that you will bring back for $500. He gets two checked out motors for free. You are honest. He knows it. He is honest. fair deal.
Super-Cuda
MOPAR .. Move Over, Plymouth Approaching Rapidly!
Just wondering clementine..
I'm not trying to be a dick here but have you checked into the cost of disassembling a motor by a reputable shop, having magnafluxing and sonic testing done and checking bearings, cylinder bores etc.. I don't know about US pricing but in my part of the world you are paying 100 +per hour for that kind of service. so lets be conservative and say 4-5 hours to do all these checks. That's $500 there with no guarantee that the most critical parts are any good. You take all the risk, the seller takes none and either way it costs you $500.00. If the seller wants a good price for what should be a very salable item, he should ensure the validity of the item he is selling.
A fair statement I havent had that work done in a long time. But if a checked out 340 that needs bearings and a gasket kit is worth say.....1400? and you do the legwork risking 200? and end up paying 1K. You have paid yourself $200 to do the legwork and given a guy and honest deal AND saved a 340 that possibly could end up with a worse demise. Ultimately ya, you are right, but it seems people have a real boner for these motors and I would personally take some type of calculated risk to lay my hands on one. But ultimately you are correct....risky proposition.
Dartswinger70
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If it is a low comp 340 eh i dunno...those things are like 360s to me I wouldnt really want to start with it...I say 800-grand for both...
Dartnut
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I say the bottom line is $500 for the pair as is.
If the 340 is a good core, then you did good, and if it's a dud, then there's still the heads etc. that are worth some money.
The 318 isn't worth more than $100 as a core at best, and that's if it's good.
It's called gambling, you win some, and you lose some.......
If the 340 is a good core, then you did good, and if it's a dud, then there's still the heads etc. that are worth some money.
The 318 isn't worth more than $100 as a core at best, and that's if it's good.
It's called gambling, you win some, and you lose some.......
Super-Cuda
MOPAR .. Move Over, Plymouth Approaching Rapidly!
I certainly agree with the gambling part...and the odds are not on your side with the amount of information on the engines currently available.
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