Im one of those guys on a limited budget (AKA, wife doesnt like the car). I finally scrape up some extra cash to buy a new short block, and this is how it arrived today...
I know its not a $10K stroker motor, but it was bought from a reputable company which I will leave unnamed at the moment. You can see the pallet was a piece of **** and broke to pieces, which allowed the straps holding the engine to come loose in transit. Another beautiful part to the story is that the truck company they chose to ship with had no way to deliver to my house, so I had to make my own arrangements to find somewhere local with a dock and a forklift to off load it. When it came off the truck, I refused the entire order and called them immediately. There was a little sass, but in the end they claim to be sending out a whole new order tomorrow. I reserve judgement until the new order is received. I was just very surprised by today's events as every single one of you on this forum know the company I chose to buy from. Let's hope I get a good pallet and maybe a couple layers of cardboard padding around the new engine...
I know its not a $10K stroker motor, but it was bought from a reputable company which I will leave unnamed at the moment. You can see the pallet was a piece of **** and broke to pieces, which allowed the straps holding the engine to come loose in transit. Another beautiful part to the story is that the truck company they chose to ship with had no way to deliver to my house, so I had to make my own arrangements to find somewhere local with a dock and a forklift to off load it. When it came off the truck, I refused the entire order and called them immediately. There was a little sass, but in the end they claim to be sending out a whole new order tomorrow. I reserve judgement until the new order is received. I was just very surprised by today's events as every single one of you on this forum know the company I chose to buy from. Let's hope I get a good pallet and maybe a couple layers of cardboard padding around the new engine...