Good grief, what have I started. Ok, first I haven't learned how to Email a picture, and I MUST learn and soon.
Problems:
1) 65 pan, it's loose, one step below one pictured (if paint removed and the notch), what's it worth?. I don't want to rip anyone on this site, but not give it away either. Either I sell it for a FAIR price, but not the most I could get, or swap for parts I (may need). I like the swap better because you may have what I may need and we BOTH can make out.
2) Truck pan, it's on a NOS 409 truck motor now, and it's about as nice as you can find (no rust, flaking paint). But it's on a motor now and unless I got a MINT passenger car 409 pan I can't sell it. I say that only because it may have a LITTLE larger capacity for someone who races, but I don't know. Not interested in a 348 pan. This engine may be one I keep after I sell the rest of my stuff to screw around with, maybe build into a pure street motor.Bottom line here is it's on a motor.
3) Bad 409 pan. I say that only because it needs a THOROUGH cleaning, it's from a 340hp shortblock that's DISGUSTING but not head bank cracks and can be rebuilt. Basically it's a "core", and in my opinion passenger blocks are much more valuable than people think. Heads?, dime a dozen. Cranks & rods?, dime a dozen. Blocks?, every engine that's built uses one up and they didn't make that many to begin with, besides which they havae a habit of cracking just below the head bank (my NOS truck motor is cracked, half the number of blocks I've seen were cracked). Anyway, it goes with the motor and I'd look for a NICE one to sell with the motor so it's a moot point.
4) 348 pan, loose, and DISGUSTING looking, dented bottom, but with some effort (a LOT!) it could be made decent. I think I paid 10 or 20 bucks for it. It's in with the bunch of parts I'm selling. I don't think it's worth much.
bmac: If the truck pan works in a passenger car and I can use it MAYBE we can work something out that's fair for both of us. YOU need it so would get first crack (how soon do you need it?).
everyone else: If the truck pan works for me in a passenger car I have to keep it. If it has more capacity and someone else can use it I'll SWAP it for a similar condition passenger car 409 pan (no 348's). I'm thinking arts38.
Frankly I'm sorry I posted what I did, I should have maybe shut up, maybe some LEARNED about 409 oil pans from all this, I know I did.
. Maybe Ill see you there.
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