What would you pay for it??
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From: Skiatook
What would you pay for it??
I posted this in the FE area also, but there is hardly any people viewing so maybe you all can help me.....
I have a 360. Gathering up parts to make it a 390. I placed a add looking for a 390 crank. I have no clue what the going prices are on used parts. So i will place his reply on here. I hate when people say make me a offer. His reply....
I've got a block pistons rods and a crank in very good shape pulled
cause we found a crack in the lifter valley still all together minus
the heads sitting under a bench in my shop just make a offer and I
might take it I don't want to pull it apart but the block is trash it
was the best running 390 I've ever seen it just had water in the oil
What would be a good figure to shoot at him?? Also the issue he had.. could there be anything wrong that I may need to look for?
Thanks
Marty
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I have a 360. Gathering up parts to make it a 390. I placed a add looking for a 390 crank. I have no clue what the going prices are on used parts. So i will place his reply on here. I hate when people say make me a offer. His reply....
I've got a block pistons rods and a crank in very good shape pulled
cause we found a crack in the lifter valley still all together minus
the heads sitting under a bench in my shop just make a offer and I
might take it I don't want to pull it apart but the block is trash it
was the best running 390 I've ever seen it just had water in the oil
What would be a good figure to shoot at him?? Also the issue he had.. could there be anything wrong that I may need to look for?
Thanks
Marty
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From: Big Sky Country
If all you need is the crank i'd offer him 50 bucks, they can be had all day long at salvage yards for 50-75 bucks, if you need the rods too offer him another 25 bucks, i wouldn't go more than 100 bucks for the crank/rods.
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From: Stanley, VA
I just paid ~$300 for a crank kit (.020/.020) and ~$200 for 8 rebuilt rods, all these with no core deposit. The kit included the turned c/shaft, rod & mains.
Offer him $100 and go from there. Unless you can inspect and check it, you don't know what kind of shape the crank is in. Same goes for the rods.
You might end up using them for cores.
Offer him $100 and go from there. Unless you can inspect and check it, you don't know what kind of shape the crank is in. Same goes for the rods.
You might end up using them for cores.
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From: Western N.C.
If it were me, I wouldn't offer him much. All you really need are the rods and crank. I'd take the heads if they were GTs, but everything else would be junk to me.
What you do know isn't good:
-there was water in the oil.
-the block is cracked.
There may be some bearing-related issues that could have caused damage to the crank and/or the rods.
What you don't know could turn out to be very expensive.
-How many miles are on it?
-Is it on its first, second, or third life?
-Can the crank can be worked? The guy has to understand that
the value of that crank depends on its ability to be machined.
Otherwise it is just scrap.
It's a big risk to take...especially if it could cost you hundreds of dollars and get you nowhere.
I personally would offer $150 for the crank, rods, and heads (again, if they were GTs) given all of the unknowns. He may not take it, but he sounds like he's tired of having the stuff in his shop. It doesn't sound like he's gonna do anything with it, and folks aren't exactly scrambling to grab this stuff up anymore. You may need to let him think about it awhile. Make sure you give him your number so he can call you back.
What you do know isn't good:
-there was water in the oil.
-the block is cracked.
There may be some bearing-related issues that could have caused damage to the crank and/or the rods.
What you don't know could turn out to be very expensive.
-How many miles are on it?
-Is it on its first, second, or third life?
-Can the crank can be worked? The guy has to understand that
the value of that crank depends on its ability to be machined.
Otherwise it is just scrap.
It's a big risk to take...especially if it could cost you hundreds of dollars and get you nowhere.
I personally would offer $150 for the crank, rods, and heads (again, if they were GTs) given all of the unknowns. He may not take it, but he sounds like he's tired of having the stuff in his shop. It doesn't sound like he's gonna do anything with it, and folks aren't exactly scrambling to grab this stuff up anymore. You may need to let him think about it awhile. Make sure you give him your number so he can call you back.
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From: Skiatook
From reading the email.. He was not wanting to pull the parts. Was going to sell the block minus the heads. Crank was all I was looking for. Think I will just tell him 100 bucks was my max. After all the crank was all I was looking for, and see if he sells me the whole thing for that. Wish I could find parts all day long like Montana can.. I live in Oklahoma, and pretty much everything in the yards here are 90s and newer. If you do come across parts there shot.
