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Title: Need someone to pickup engine and ship to me in S. Jersey
Post by: roamingflyer on June 05, 2009, 11:17:05 AM
Hi Guys,

I am looking for someone to make it over to Hammonton, NJ to pickup an engine and tranny, and ship it to California.

Need someone with a bit of mechanical experience to insure the engine is dry and crated for freight shipping to the Bay Area here in CA.

This is a paying gig, let me know how much you want to pickup, crate, and bring to a freight company in S. NJ. I will pay all shipping costs outright, plus whatever you want for this gig.

Can anyone recommend a freight company in S. NJ?

Thanks  busicon2
Title: Re: Need someone to pickup engine and ship to me in S. Jersey
Post by: lovebus (jack) on June 05, 2009, 09:51:14 PM
Why don't the person your buying from ship them?
Title: Re: Need someone to pickup engine and ship to me in S. Jersey
Post by: roamingflyer on June 05, 2009, 10:46:39 PM
After looking into engine shipping.... it is cheaper than I thought. Should cost no more to ship a VW T4 with tranny cross-country for 250 - 350. The person that sold it to me agreed to crate it up. I'll be using enginedirect.net

Anyways, I thought this would be harder than it is.

Title: Re: Need someone to pickup engine and ship to me in S. Jersey
Post by: Beetleboi -Greg- on June 05, 2009, 10:57:14 PM
It's weird that you are getting an engine from NJ since most of the engine builders it seems are in the West Coast. Anything special about it?
Title: Re: Need someone to pickup engine and ship to me in S. Jersey
Post by: roamingflyer on June 05, 2009, 11:17:46 PM
It is a 1978 FI for my 78' riveria, comes with a new tranny as well. It was built by a local mechanic here in S. Jersey, bought it off eBay. The previous owner ran it a few times in the last 3 years and basically just wants to get rid of it I guess.

I looked around CA but the prices of rebuilt engines out here are $$$$$$$$.