Shipping type 4 engine

obx71super · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:12 am Post subject: Shipping type 4 engine

I bought a 1.8 from headflow masters off the classifieds here. It's in Huntington beach and I'm on the outer banks of North Carolina. I've hired freight center.com to handle the shipping. They failed to make the pickup twice this week. I'm tired of them wasting mine and the sellers time. Any of yall have a recommendation on who to use. Engine is crated up and ready to go. It's going from residence to residence with a liftgate truck.
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Wildthings · Samba Member Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50353

Call your local wrecking yard and see who they would recommend.

aeromech · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:00 am Post subject:

Adrian should know who to call
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obx71super · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:18 am Post subject:

Both good thoughts but there is no such thing as a wrecking yard anywhere near me. I didn't buy the engine from Adrian, I bought it slightly used with 8k miles on it. I did talk to Adrian and he has great shipping rates but he only ships to terminals. The closest shipping terminal to me is a two hour drive each way. So I'm just trying to figure another option. Living on a barrier island is great....most of the time!lol
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71 super auto stick basically original minus a couple resprays
73 Westy automatic with a 2 liter gex, soon to be a 1.8 liter Headflow masters
Newest Addition!! Solid straight 74 thing totally disassembled!! YEEEWWWW

aeromech · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:20 am Post subject:

Sometimes Greyhound bus is a good way to ship oversize packages. Not sure in your case though. Have you simply tried googling "engine shipping"?
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obx71super · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:32 am Post subject:

Yeah sure did, closest greyhound terminal is an hour and half each way. Guess I just better hope who I already hired does their job, frustrating it should have been here already but instead it hasn't even been picked up!
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71 super auto stick basically original minus a couple resprays
73 Westy automatic with a 2 liter gex, soon to be a 1.8 liter Headflow masters
Newest Addition!! Solid straight 74 thing totally disassembled!! YEEEWWWW

SGKent · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:15 pm Post subject:

Just get on the phone to trucking companies near you. They can tell you what companies they get industrial goods from. Most likely you will need to have it shipped from terminal to terminal and then have a local company bring it from there. You might do better by having the engine shipped back to Adrian for refreshing, then have him ship to you.
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nodrenim · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:53 pm Post subject:

GEX, ounce shipped a type 4 1800 cc engine from California to Greensboro, NC, by UPS. Worth a try, but this was in 1987, iirc. Peace, and good luck!

obx71super · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:02 pm Post subject:

I tried contacting the two companies that bring me stuff from my distributor for my pool business. Wilson-doesn't do out west, and southeastern won't pick up from a residence. So I'm kinda stuck, ups will do it for like $1500!! The engine was built Dec of 2013 and only has 8k miles so I'm hoping I'd doesn't need any refreshing!
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71 super auto stick basically original minus a couple resprays
73 Westy automatic with a 2 liter gex, soon to be a 1.8 liter Headflow masters
Newest Addition!! Solid straight 74 thing totally disassembled!! YEEEWWWW

Wildthings · Samba Member Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50353

Call around to shipping companies, wrecking yards and such close to where the engine is sitting. Once the engine is on their truck the company that picks the engine up will arrange get it to you, that is their business.

obx71super · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:19 pm Post subject:

That's a good idea, I'll google some companies in the Huntington area. Thanks wt
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73 Westy automatic with a 2 liter gex, soon to be a 1.8 liter Headflow masters
Newest Addition!! Solid straight 74 thing totally disassembled!! YEEEWWWW

WM971252 · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:10 am Post subject:

or try Uship....

Randy in Maine · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:21 am Post subject:

Have the guy take it back to Adrian and have him ship it to you.

THall · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:36 pm Post subject:

Adrian uses Scott at MI Logistics. I shipped my engine to and from Adrian without a problem.

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www.mi-logistics.com
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THall · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:39 pm Post subject:

Chris_914 · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 12:48 pm Post subject:

Several people on a dirtbike forum I used to frequent used ForwardAir to ship crated bikes around the US when making interstate sales.

Don't have any personal experience but it worth a shot to check out.
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SGKent · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 1:29 pm Post subject:

we tried u-ship for furniture and it was a joke. I had 2 bids. One was 10x the going rate and the other wouldn't have paid gas 500 miles, and the guy had never shipped. We got one more a few weeks later asking if we could wait 2 months and they might be able to do it. By then we had used a U-haul container from Raleigh to Sacramento. I think that would be too expensive and large for what you need. As Mike suggested call a local wrecking yard or maybe parts for a local car dealer. See how they get big parts shipped to them.
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NoBudgetVWGarage · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:36 pm Post subject:

i used fed ex freight. $300 to my door in Cali from Minnesota I think
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obx71super · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:46 pm Post subject:

Thanks everyone, I talked to freight center today. I'm gonna give them one more shot at it on Thursday. Told them after that I'll just take my money and try someone else. Thanks again, feel free to keep throwing out ideas, don't have my engine yet! Lol what a headache💩
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71 super auto stick basically original minus a couple resprays
73 Westy automatic with a 2 liter gex, soon to be a 1.8 liter Headflow masters
Newest Addition!! Solid straight 74 thing totally disassembled!! YEEEWWWW

oscarsnapkin · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:11 am Post subject:

When I received my engine from Adrian it was shipped via FedEX, but I had to pick it up at their terminal. It was on a pallet and they loaded it into my pickup for me. If you contact FedEX Freight I bet they could help you out. Not sure, but I want to say it was about $125-$150ish from Cali. to Philly area, but don't quote me on that.
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