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Author Topic: second opinion on buying a 306 long block $1500obo street_illegal_stang ¯ Member # 1554 posted                              i'm thinking about buy this motor i found in a classified.just came out today. $1500 obo 306,srp pistons,gt40x alum heads,crane rr's, balanced & blue printed. watcha think huh? is it worth me renting a cherry picker and truck? truck cost is $30 for the weekend?picker is like $50 and a deposit. and the drive is 130miles there and back. im' thiking of offering him $1100 plus a 90 block with a bad rod bearing Posts: 1276 | From: Long Beach C.A | Registered: Jul 2002  |  : Hungry Hippo ¯ Member # 537 posted                              where is it? if you buy it, wanna sell the heads? -------------------- 05 S4 Avant(wagon) 09 C6 H/C/I Posts: 2959 | From: east bay | Registered: Nov 2001  |  : JoeT ¯ Member # 298 posted                                 sounds a little high to me bro, build quality is the biggest variable imaginable. -------------------- 1984 Ford Tempo AOD--- RIP Posts: 6785 | From: San Jose | Registered: Jun 2001  |  : street_illegal_stang ¯ Member # 1554 posted                              in the ad it says it was prof built Posts: 1276 | From: Long Beach C.A | Registered: Jul 2002  |  : JoeT ¯ Member # 298 posted                                 Caveat Emptor -------------------- 1984 Ford Tempo AOD--- RIP Posts: 6785 | From: San Jose | Registered: Jun 2001  |  : 4RS FED ¯ Member # 2067 posted                                 can i have the ad? i will buy it. let me know. thanks -------------------- i have a twin turbo mustang and you don't! Posts: 3686 | From: 650 | Registered: Nov 2002  |  : Glenn ¯ Member # 520 posted                              I'd say that is a good price, just make sure he has receipts for everything in the block. -------------------- S-Trim,331,H/C/I "JohnB groupie train" My Car DragGuam Posts: 2009 | From: Stationed on a Pacific Island, Guam | Registered: Oct 2001  |  : PurpleNotch CAFords OG Member # 2902 posted                              Sometimes buying used motors is more of a headache than a come up. thats just my opinion. make sure you take someone with you that knows motors inside and out thats a lot of money just to get jacked. Good luck -------------------- **The creator of the infamous purplenotch** http://www.mustang50magazine.com/featuredvehicles/m5lp_0508_1988_ford_mustang_lx/index.html Posts: 3177 | From: Bay area | Registered: Jun 2003  |  :

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