I toted a 350 home in the trunk of my 72 Swinger, hood still attached.

I bought the 350 to put into a friend's parent's truck and in exchange for the engine and labor I got a BB Cordoba.

Sweet

I would venture to bet you could have it delivered to your home, place of business, or mechanics shop for another $300 or less. That's $650 total, delivered, you can't rebuild a shortblock fit that, let alone rebuild the heads too.. Just sayin.. Call DHS or FedEx freight and request a quote, I'll bet you'll be surprised

10 pounds for every 1000 rpms

MD to CT , you can do that in a day.

I just looked up that ad, the seller in in Illinois ??? is the engine in Ct. ?

You forgot about the camshaft bushings,they play an important part in oil pressure too..that would be my guess since there is no noise in the lower engine part.

JohnRR, you're right, the 318/904 combo is in IL. Dunno where I got CT from.
I checked out the local 318 on Thursday. It's out of a '69 Coronet, the owner is fine with selling it. $300. It's a low-mileage engine, looks decent inside. The shop that it's at says the compression is down, most likely from sitting for a long time. Rockers and pushrods look good, lifter galley is clean. I'm thinking rings, oil pump for insurance, maybe a timing set.
Yeah, all this will be more than the $350 for the setup in IL, but probably not by the time you take shipping from IL to MD into account.

I need to buy an engine stand, borrow a truck and rent a hoist to get it home. Since it's December, and I don't have a garage, it may get bagged up with a dessicant for the winter. But first I've got to get it here. The shop said that if I'm buying it, they'd like it gone sooner than later because it's taking up space.

(I'm currently burning vacation through Tuesday, and my schedule has become surprisingly full.)

Someone asked earlier if I had anything with a trailer hitch on it. Yes--the '67 Fury, and it's one of those old ones that's just a T-bar welded onto the rear subframe with a hole for a ball (there is an electrical hookup, but who knows if it still works?). I don't think I'd really want to tow something hundreds of miles with it, and not just because of the gas consumption (no tunes, probably no heat since I had to bypass the leaky heater core). But, y'know what, I could rent a trailer and buy a ball to retrieve the engine that's only 30 miles away...

[quote But, y'know what, I could rent a trailer and buy a ball to retrieve the engine that's only 30 miles away...[/quote]

FWIW, last year when I was moving I rented a 4x8 (5x8??) trailer from U Haul; it was only $20 for 24 hours.

If I were pulling down a 69 318, a timing chain would be among the required list of things to do to it. Rings, bearings, timing set, gasket set, oil pump, water pump, fuel pump, umbrella seals on the valve stems(come with the gasket set), Clean out the heated air passage in the intake, hone, assemble, and install. Then fresh plugs, plug wires, cap, rotor, oil, and oil, fuel, and air filters.

Anything less always resulted in them needing to being done in short order anyway. Its easier to do it all at once. Gene

Went to U-Haul on Monday. They didn't object to my hitch, and the trailer and the engine don't exceed the weight limit for a '67 Fury without the factory tow package, but my electric hookup doesn't match anything they have. So if I use one of their trailers, I have no lights on it.

Considering renting a pickup. Engine stand is like $50-$60 at Harbor Freight, hoist is about $160. I'll need the hoist at least three times (pick up replacement engine, pull current engine, install replacement engine), so buying it might actually be cheaper than renting one.
Yes, I am the procrastination king.

What doesn't match on the trailer wiring? Basic trailer wiring. http://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?&id=OIP.M...amp;p=0&r=0
If it's a difference in connectors any parts store will have adapters. I also would suggest just setting the engine on the floor of the trailer with the pan sticking through the center of an old tire and tying it down. Transporting it on an engine stand is a bit iffy.

What Stump said, set it in a big tire or 2 small ones then strap it down horizontally TIGHT with 3 or 4 straps. I have a HF cherry picker eng hoist & no issues

Uhaul uses their own unique wiring for light hookups.

They sell, or did, an adapter to hook a normal 4 pin wiring setup to their setup.

https://www.uhaul.com/MovingSupplies/Wiring-Lights/Adapters/Trailer-Wiring-Adapters

All the Uhauls I have rented in the last couple of years had a standard 4 prong plug.I have never seen that set up before. That is definitely one weird looking plug.

The guy looked at my hitch and my plug and said, "We don't have anything that'll connect to that."

The engine stand is for when I get it home. Good suggestion on the tire. I think I have an unmounted tire in the shed...

What does your connector look like? Have you tried any other trailer rental places?

The one I was referring to was in Illinois... That's why I suggested having it drop shipped to a facility near his home. 39k miles on a 70, 318/904 combo unmolested and stored in a heated garage for $350, I don't care what the shipping would be, that's a steal..