It always amazes me that the owner of a "rebuilt" engine doesn't have any bills or records of the expense & work. Personally, to me that's a red flag. In most cases like that, the claims of a rebuild is just bull!

Paul

I buy, sell and swap a lot of stuff. If there are no records then I judge it's value based on what I can see and nothing more. In a case like this I would base it on the block numbers, head numbers, intake, carb, dist...you get the picture. I have purchased quite a few "rebuilt" engines and opened them up to find their idea of a rebuild was a few new gaskets, intake manifold and 2 cans of paint.

Wayne

Wayne
Located in Lineboro, MD
55 Retro Bird
65 Cobra FFR
69 Dart

I wonder if he'll be back?


Lawrenceville, GA

i have often gone the other way.in 1980 i put a 272 in a 70 ltd.i later put a 292 in a 78 1/2 ton.the reaction was well worth it.

We may have blitzed Scott out of here.

Regarding receipts.  I have found them hard to get.  Never have received an itemization of machine work done.  As for the parts I usually purchase on my own, receipts?  Purchases from all over the place over as much as 2 years for a complete engine.

The last machine shop work I had done on a set of heads several months ago.  Tanked and blasted.  One head was milled.  Both heads had hardened intake and exhaust seats installed.  New guides, positive valve seals, installed spring height set, seats ground, 8 valves ground, and a guide boss ground down due to crack.  4 new exhaust valves and 4 intakes taken from my cabinet and I have no idea where they came from.  The shop owner thought he owed me too much for a set of 312 rods I gave him to get someone else's project out the door ( Poorly stated, but I think he overvalued the rods  ).  It ended up being $100.  If I showed someone that receipt they probably wouldnt be impressed , but even it isnt around.  Went in the trash.

Mike, located in the Siskiyou mountains, Southern, OR 292 powered 1946 Ford 1/2 ton, '62 Mercury Meteor, '55 Country Squire (parting out), '64 Falcon, '54 Ford 600 tractor.

Guys with questions like this really annoy me. I don't care if a guy buys an old Ford with a Y-Block and doesn't want to keep it. Its his vehicle, its his business. BUT, don't try to sell it me as something valuable. If it ain't good enough for your project why should I pay a bunch of money for it. If its junk to you, its junk to me!

http://ford-y-block.com 

20 miles east of San Diego, 20 miles north of Mexico

I divide my interest between Y blocks and inline GMC. Ever so often some one will join a site just to get a free appraisal. I suggest they put the item on eBay and find out what its worth. Taylor & Martin is probably the most respected truck remarketer in the US. I have been attending their absolute auction sales as a buyer and a seller for almost 40 years. They have a saying the true value of something is what it will bring at a no reserve absolute auction.

Kenneth

Fredricksburg, Texas

First of all, I'm not blitzed outta here, I've just been busy. As for the rebuild, I have no doubt work was done as I know the gentleman who helped with it (a judge) and he has no reason to lie to me. As for what they did to it exactly, that's anyone's guess. I have also asked the local machine shop owner and he remembers doing work to it, but again, no documentation or specific memory.

As for it being "junk", it's not. I assure you it runs very well and I drive it quite a bit.

It seems like I've asked the wrong crowd as you are all y-block fans, (duh, the website). Perhaps I'll just leave it in and put an AT behind it then.

Thanks anyway,
ScottRod

Welcome to the site Scott.

 

Without any paper work to back up what’s been done to the engine, then some basic information on how the engine physically runs along with the oil pressure and a compression check would be a start.  The value without documentation will vary and is very dependant upon the area or crowd that’s in a market for the engine.  A complete list of what comes with the engine (ie. carb, brackets, bellhousing, etc) also helps in determining some kind of asking price.  And if you can put any kind of guarantee on the engine, this also helps in getting more for it.  What you have is obviously worth a lot more than just core prices but the final price will have a lot to do with what information you can provide regarding overall condition of the engine, locale, and/or the ability to ship.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)