02-14-2020, 03:47 PM
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Ultimate Warrior
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: San Diego, California
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Along those lines...
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Originally Posted by ponyakr
I think it's the same way with used engines.
I had a good 455 bracket engine. Ran 7.30's at my local 1/8 mile track. Track closed, so I sold the Ventura as a roller, to a Chevy guy. Tried to sell the engine, for what I thought was a very reasonable price.
It had forged rods & pistons, & a pretty decent Lunati cam, Torker 2 intake, 750 vac Holley, deep pan. After a few years I finally had to sell the longblock for $1000. And even at that, couldn't sell it to anybody in the South. A guy drove down from one of the Northern states to pick it up. All, I can say is that he got a bargain. Couldn't have the same engine built now for 4 times the price.
Hey, there have been 455 core engines sell for that much. And they'd need a complete rebuild.
I suppose most figure everybody is lying about what they have for sale, & figure they wouldn't be selling if it was any good.
That's just the way buying & selling used car parts goes.
So, any Pontiac or racing parts I buy now, I just assume that once I buy 'em, they are then completely worthless, for resale. That way, I won't be surprised by lack of buyers when I try to sell.
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I've sold two running engines. I had them both in my test stand ready to run. One was a 307 Chevy and the other was a 326 Pontiac engine. They sell real quick when the buyer can see and hear them.
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