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Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? #1588774 03/06/14 04:02 PM 03/06/14 04:02 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 314 Kentucky V vern73 OP enthusiast
vern73 OP enthusiast V Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 314 Kentucky	I got a 340 from my buddy who quit the hobby. It had a bad piston. I bought a new set. I have everything to put together a nice mildly hopped up .030 over engine with J heads and everything fresh. The question is can I sell it assembled and painted, pretty much ready to go, or would potential buyers beware because they wouldn't know my work. So maybe it's better to advertise in pieces. What do you think? It has 2 sleeved cylinders which could scare someone off.

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: vern73] #1588775 03/06/14 04:10 PM 03/06/14 04:10 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 384 Montana 6 67DodgeCharger On vacation
67DodgeCharger On vacation 6 Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 384 Montana	I vote not assembled, they can put it together themselves and have a machinist check for any problems. That way the buyer will not have to message you for every problem that might occur

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: vern73] #1588776 03/06/14 04:12 PM 03/06/14 04:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,516 Las Vegas, NV 6bblgt I Live Here
6bblgt I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,516 Las Vegas, NV	What's the partial VIN on it?

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: 6bblgt] #1588777 03/06/14 06:19 PM 03/06/14 06:19 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	un-assembled I am truckless..

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: 340SHORTY] #1588778 03/06/14 06:45 PM 03/06/14 06:45 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: un-assembled especially with it being sleeved live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: vern73] #1588779 03/06/14 07:08 PM 03/06/14 07:08 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	All apart for sure, I would never consider it if it was together. I've sold several engines, I had them all apart so the buyer could see what he was buying.

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: 340SHORTY] #1588780 03/06/14 08:30 PM 03/06/14 08:30 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,102 Western Md. skicker "The Champ"
skicker "The Champ" Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 5,102 Western Md.	Quote: un-assembled I can't speak for the rest but I would much rather see and check out what's included rather than hope someone did it right. No offense to anyone...I'll put it together and check it out. If it cough's then it's on me. ...FAFO...

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: skicker] #1588781 03/07/14 12:04 AM 03/07/14 12:04 AM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 11,836 Florida M mopar346 Let me tell ya about fat chicks!
mopar346 Let me tell ya about fat chicks! M Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 11,836 Florida	Everything asembled is a core unless you can see it run and check the vitals so unless you have a run stand, I say unassembled. Careful, your character's showing!

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: 6bblgt] #1588782 03/08/14 02:25 PM 03/08/14 02:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 314 Kentucky V vern73 OP enthusiast
vern73 OP enthusiast V Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 314 Kentucky	Partial VIN #2B391090 casting #on side of block 2780930-340-5 number under drivers side head 80119 and 9-28-71 is cast into it also. I guess this makes it a 72 model block but the J heads have 2.02 valves and have been milled so compression is not a problem. This engine went 12.1 in my 73 Dart and has been freshened since then.

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: vern73] #1588783 03/08/14 02:27 PM 03/08/14 02:27 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,048 Atlanta Indiana D Dave Watt master
Dave Watt master D Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,048 Atlanta Indiana	I'd prefer it unassembled so everything could be inspected.

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: mopar346] #1588784 03/08/14 02:29 PM 03/08/14 02:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,005 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,005 U.S.S.A.	Quote: Everything asembled is a core unless you can see it run and check the vitals so unless you have a run stand, I say unassembled. Even if it runs it's still a CORE unless it comes with a WARRANTY .

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: RapidRobert] #1588785 03/08/14 02:31 PM 03/08/14 02:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,005 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,005 U.S.S.A.	< JohnRR Last edited by JohnRR; 03/08/14 04:17 PM.

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: JohnRR] #1588786 03/08/14 02:33 PM 03/08/14 02:33 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,945 WI Dcuda69 master
Dcuda69 master Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,945 WI	Quote: Quote: Quote: un-assembled especially with it being sleeved Is there a separate thread about sleeving this block because there is nothing in the original post about a SLEEVE ??? The last line in his OP says 2 sleeved holes

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: JohnRR] #1588787 03/08/14 02:33 PM 03/08/14 02:33 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	Quote: Quote: Quote: un-assembled especially with it being sleeved Is there a separate thread about sleeving this block because there is nothing in the original post about a SLEEVE ??? OP states it in his first post, that don't scare me though.

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: vern73] #1588788 03/08/14 02:34 PM 03/08/14 02:34 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio Challenger 1 Too Many Posts
Challenger 1 Too Many Posts Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 28,312 Cincinnati, Ohio	Quote: I got a 340 from my buddy who quit the hobby. It had a bad piston. I bought a new set. I have everything to put together a nice mildly hopped up .030 over engine with J heads and everything fresh. The question is can I sell it assembled and painted, pretty much ready to go, or would potential buyers beware because they wouldn't know my work. So maybe it's better to advertise in pieces. What do you think? It has 2 sleeved cylinders which could scare someone off.

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: Challenger 1] #1588789 03/08/14 02:35 PM 03/08/14 02:35 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,912 APACHE JUNCTION AZ J Joesixpack I Live Here
Joesixpack I Live Here J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,912 APACHE JUNCTION AZ	i would sell as a unasemmbled kit. odds are that somebody allready has a block and could use the entire rotating assemble&heads and keep the sleeved block as a spare...

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: vern73] #1588790 03/08/14 02:41 PM 03/08/14 02:41 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,516 Las Vegas, NV 6bblgt I Live Here
6bblgt I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,516 Las Vegas, NV	Thanks! Close, but not quite I'm looking for 2B420440

Re: Best to assemble 340 or try to sell unassembled? [Re: Dcuda69] #1588791 03/08/14 04:16 PM 03/08/14 04:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,005 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,005 U.S.S.A.	Quote: Quote: Quote: Quote: un-assembled especially with it being sleeved Is there a separate thread about sleeving this block because there is nothing in the original post about a SLEEVE ??? The last line in his OP says 2 sleeved holes I reread it 3 times and never saw that ...

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