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shifty · 09-08-2005, 12:26 AM

I'm selling the following:
recently rebuild L6 250 with everything new 'cept the oil pump
another inline 6 with full manifold, 1bbl rochester, alternator
3spd synchro'd saginaw
4spd panel truck tranny
two belllhousings (left-hand and right-hand fork)
all the parts you could ever want for both plus extras
new starter, fuel pump, clutch assembly, two 1bbl carbs that are practically brand new
full HEI setup
FREE set of brand new Dynomax inline6 headers if you take it all

All this and more. Is $650 reasonable? Engine has about 20k miles on it and looks/runs incredible. I haven't been getting a response yet in the engine and drivetrain forum, so I am wondering if my price is too high. This is basically a bolt-in solution for whoever buys it and you could get at least one truck with nothing but a driveshaft up and running, possibly two trucks running.

Opinions?

cdowns · 09-08-2005, 08:05 AM

very few people i know have any interest in 6cylinder setups so i think it will be hard to move at that price// most 6 fans are really on the cheap side and looking to get thier stuff for nothing

shifty · 09-08-2005, 09:34 AM

I'm figuring this is like ... $250 for the engine, $100 for each tranny, $150 for the entire clutch assembly and both the new carb and the slightly used carb, with $50-100 for all the additional parts, mounts and other stuff.

I guess you're right. It's such a great engine though.

lloyd k · 09-08-2005, 11:10 AM

i think it is a very good price,thats a good motor and very reliable,if i had a project that needed a six i would seriously consider it,good luck

**70STOVEBOLT** · 09-08-2005, 01:25 PM

How much for the headers?

1969 GMC · 09-08-2005, 03:11 PM

I don't know about the engine, but I think $100 each is a little on the steep side for those trannies. Also that price sounds steep for a used clutch setup. But that is just my 2 cents

shifty · 09-08-2005, 03:56 PM

For a practically new 3spd tranny, $100 is steep? I saw someone posting on here recently that one of the members was looking at $350 for one from a well-known and good priced tranny shop.

I paid $100 for the 4spd. I haven't touched it. it's got a torque converter as well.

Clutch assembly in its entirety (including pressure plate, etc) was $160 @ Advance Auto parts, which had the cheapest price. Has less than 300 miles on it right now.

I'm offering two 1bbl rochester cards, one rebuilt less than a hundred miles ago ($120 from the store) and one less than a year old for $150 total. I'd like more feedback on why that's not a fair price.

shifty · 09-08-2005, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 70STOVEBOLT

How much for the headers?

$75. Just used to break in the motor.

http://shifty.org/uploads/header02.jpg
http://shifty.org/uploads/header05.jpg
http://shifty.org/uploads/header06.jpg

Tight fit on an L6. Also, they hang low. see here:

Assembled on engine:
http://shifty.org/uploads/headers_linkage%20006.jpg

Note that I had to ballpeen them on the Cyl #1 tube.

This shows how low they hang on a 250. On a 292, they're not so bad:

http://shifty.org/uploads/headers_linkage%20014.jpg

I'll throw in a half can of Eastwood headerpaint FREE; they need to be blasted and recoated because I didn't strip the original paint, just prepped them.

You pay shipping.

**70STOVEBOLT** · 09-08-2005, 05:18 PM

Yeah, that's pretty low. Thanks, but I'll pass.

CG · 09-08-2005, 07:27 PM

maybe try the inliners web site http://inliners.org/

shifty · 09-09-2005, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70STOVEBOLT

Yeah, that's pretty low. Thanks, but I'll pass.

I couldn't find anything that was any higher.

I don't think anyone makes a really, really good set of headers for the 230 and 250, only for the 292. I couldn't find any shorties anywhere. Pretty damned aggravating.

**special-K** · 09-10-2005, 09:02 AM

Actually the carbs sound right to me.They`re hard to find and LMC sells them for over $300.I think as a whole,I`d discount from your package price.If you want to sell individually,your prices are ok.To give incentive for complete package deal,I`d knock it down to`bout $500.

shifty · 09-10-2005, 11:46 AM

I'd throw in another daily driven inline 6, full manifold in good shape with another carb and give away a brand new set of $160 Dynomax headers FREE to sweeten the deal for $650.

Is that a little more fair?

09-08-2005, 08:05 AM	#2
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	very few people i know have any interest in 6cylinder setups so i think it will be hard to move at that price// most 6 fans are really on the cheap side and looking to get thier stuff for nothing __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

09-08-2005, 09:34 AM	#3
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,373	I'm figuring this is like ... $250 for the engine, $100 for each tranny, $150 for the entire clutch assembly and both the new carb and the slightly used carb, with $50-100 for all the additional parts, mounts and other stuff. I guess you're right. It's such a great engine though. __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

09-08-2005, 11:10 AM	#4
lloyd k Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: columbus,ohio Posts: 201	i think it is a very good price,thats a good motor and very reliable,if i had a project that needed a six i would seriously consider it,good luck __________________ 67 swb gmc,big block cadillac powered,400 turbo,2.73 ratio and disc brakes-basically a frankenstein of many parts-

09-08-2005, 03:11 PM	#6
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	I don't know about the engine, but I think $100 each is a little on the steep side for those trannies. Also that price sounds steep for a used clutch setup. But that is just my 2 cents __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

09-08-2005, 03:56 PM	#7
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,373	For a practically new 3spd tranny, $100 is steep? I saw someone posting on here recently that one of the members was looking at $350 for one from a well-known and good priced tranny shop. I paid $100 for the 4spd. I haven't touched it. it's got a torque converter as well. Clutch assembly in its entirety (including pressure plate, etc) was $160 @ Advance Auto parts, which had the cheapest price. Has less than 300 miles on it right now. I'm offering two 1bbl rochester cards, one rebuilt less than a hundred miles ago ($120 from the store) and one less than a year old for $150 total. I'd like more feedback on why that's not a fair price. __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

09-08-2005, 12:26 AM	#1
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,373	Is this a good price? I'm selling the following: recently rebuild L6 250 with everything new 'cept the oil pump another inline 6 with full manifold, 1bbl rochester, alternator 3spd synchro'd saginaw 4spd panel truck tranny two belllhousings (left-hand and right-hand fork) all the parts you could ever want for both plus extras new starter, fuel pump, clutch assembly, two 1bbl carbs that are practically brand new full HEI setup FREE set of brand new Dynomax inline6 headers if you take it all All this and more. Is $650 reasonable? Engine has about 20k miles on it and looks/runs incredible. I haven't been getting a response yet in the engine and drivetrain forum, so I am wondering if my price is too high. This is basically a bolt-in solution for whoever buys it and you could get at least one truck with nothing but a driveshaft up and running, possibly two trucks running. Opinions? __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM. Last edited by shifty; 09-10-2005 at 11:50 AM.

09-08-2005, 01:25 PM	#5
70STOVEBOLT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Winona Lake, IN Posts: 6,414	How much for the headers?

09-08-2005, 05:18 PM	#9
70STOVEBOLT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Winona Lake, IN Posts: 6,414	Yeah, that's pretty low. Thanks, but I'll pass.

09-08-2005, 07:27 PM	#10
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 20,019	maybe try the inliners web site http://inliners.org/

09-10-2005, 09:02 AM	#12
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Actually the carbs sound right to me.They`re hard to find and LMC sells them for over $300.I think as a whole,I`d discount from your package price.If you want to sell individually,your prices are ok.To give incentive for complete package deal,I`d knock it down to`bout $500. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

09-10-2005, 11:46 AM	#13
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,373	I'd throw in another daily driven inline 6, full manifold in good shape with another carb and give away a brand new set of $160 Dynomax headers FREE to sweeten the deal for $650. Is that a little more fair? __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.



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