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  • newman8r
    Mod Crazy
    • Feb 2014
    • 683

    #1

    Shipping an Engine?

    What is the cheapest way to ship an m20 engine? I am interested in buying one but buyer wants me to figure out shipping and he'll ship it out!
  • newman8r
    Mod Crazy
    • Feb 2014
    • 683

    #2
    Anyone?

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    • ThatOneEuroE30
      R3V OG
      • Dec 2013
      • 8626

      #3
      on a pallet with gray hound?


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      • Poorboyz
        R3VLimited
        • May 2012
        • 2117

        #4
        Greyhound has no way of loading something like that so NO, not greyhound. You'll have to contact a freight company.

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        • agent
          Vice Grand Pubaa
          • Mar 2010
          • 7960

          #5
          Originally posted by ThatOneEuroE30
          on a pallet with
          Originally posted by Poorboyz
          a freight company.
          Originally posted by kronus
          would be in depending on tip slant and tube size

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          • E46Twist
            Advanced Member
            • Aug 2013
            • 167

            #6
            I had estes ship one for $250

            "Fast is Sexy"

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            • flyboyx
              R3V OG
              • Sep 2008
              • 8371

              #7
              1) go to home depot/lowes and get a free pallet
              2) bring said pallet home and lay it in the back of your/your buddy's pickup truck
              3) lay engine on pallet
              4) find a trucking company close to your house.
              5) drive truck to shipping company and drop off said engine on pallet
              6) have shipping company shrink wrap it for free
              7) pay shipping company to ship said engine/pallet to the closest freight dock where engine/pallet is to be picked up
              8. have person buying engine/pallet to take their/their buddy's truck to said shipping dock and pick up engine
              9)live happily ever after with said engine/pallet

              10) search the forum first in the future as there are a billion threads here already that more than cover this.
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              • Chessmaster
                E30 Addict
                • Jun 2012
                • 501

                #8
                Too much work just, buy from me. I'm local lol. Got unassembled 2.8 m20 stroker. Pm if intrested.

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                • george graves
                  I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 19986

                  #9
                  I had a motor shipped to me. Yep. Pallet and a freight company. Shop around for prices. And not all freight companies go to all the different cities. Sometimes they cover one region of the other. Here's how I got mine:

                  Originally posted by Matt-B
                  hey does anyone know anyone who gets upset and makes electronics?

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                  • mrcheezle19
                    E30 Fanatic
                    • Apr 2012
                    • 1451

                    #10
                    Buy s54? problem solved.


                    Originally posted by blunttech
                    Dude this is r3v. 20 bucks gets you a used timing belt or a low mileage head gasket

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                    • george graves
                      I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 19986

                      #11
                      Originally posted by mrcheezle19
                      Buy s54? problem solved.
                      Buy a winning lottery ticket while your at it. It's sooo easy. ;)
                      Originally posted by Matt-B
                      hey does anyone know anyone who gets upset and makes electronics?

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                      • dubsport87
                        Wrencher
                        • May 2010
                        • 282

                        #12
                        When I shipped an engine, I made sure there was no liquids in it coolant, oil etc. I put it on a pallet strapped it down, wrapped it with saran wrap, then had a shipping company come and pick it up at my house and then about a week later it was at its destination. It's fairly simple.
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                        • Nick_S
                          No R3VLimiter
                          • Apr 2011
                          • 3656

                          #13
                          It will be far easier and cheaper if you can have it shipped somewhere with a dock. Residential delivery with lift gate service is going to be very pricey. If any of your friends work in a warehouse ask if you can ship it there. Shouldn't more than $200 at the very most.
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                          • e30rapidic
                            R3VLimited
                            • Oct 2003
                            • 2167

                            #14
                            I shopped around and used Pilot Air Freight
                            '87 325ic, powered by S50.

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                            • BDSax
                              Junkyard King
                              • Mar 2006
                              • 3593

                              #15
                              Check www.uship.com too
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