Engine transportation...now booked!
 

If I were to get an engine from say down South (500ish miles), how would be best to have it transported to me and at what cost should I expect?

There are many companies around just get a few quotes

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I know people who have used Paisley freight and they seem reasonable,
never used them myself though Link-https://www.paisleyfreight.com/pallets.php

Buy a van - transport it - sell the van for £100 profit to cover the diesel .....

KV6 engine? Will it fit in the back of a ZS? :D

Sounds like an excuse for a Northerner to come down south for a couple of days... make a weekend of it and meet up with a load of us southerners ;) :beer2::beer2:

I was told it would fit in the front not the back of a saloon due to the doors not opening wide enough? Freight is probably the way to go I guess for ease?

I can ask my mate who paid for the engine to come from Dreadnought to my house, probably around £50, pallet load, can find out Monday for you.

Thats pretty much the same distance....£50 you say....I'd take that!

£72 on pallet

take it up on the train lol..........

Go with that Blair, my one cost £95+VAT from Dreadnought to here on the south coast. Thought it was cheaper but then again I didn't pay for it ;)

Just need Goldies source then!

Ok, the time has come! Engine is ready to be delivered!

Info I need is weight of v6 and gearbox?

Goldie, where did you get your quote?

Also, if anyone can find a cheaper quote, let me know. Weight around 200kg max. Standard palette size from Portsmouth to Cumbernauld.

be around 200kg at most id recon

This one seems cheap - http://www.nationalpallets.co.uk/pag...-services.aspx

Pallets are around the 20kg mark, well the phyto ones at work are, plus the engine weight.

a compare the market for transporting things here

http://www.shiply.com/

PG1 gearbox is 38Kg, v6 is about 140kg.

National pallets is a good shout Marcus and even mention engine and gearbox are fine if drained of fluids.

Collection from Sam now booked to be delivered 31/10/12! £55 total cost including VAT.

Hopefully provide a good service and will add them to recommended if they do :)

Next plan...getting the car to Cumbernauld....then the work begins!

Easy peasy, came out in a morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks fun putting it back in, best of luck with it.

What are you going to do??? New clutch, belts etc.

:smile1::smile1::smile1:

Looking forward to Track car rebuild meets..

Who are you using, I know a guy with an engine I want and he is near south shields and I want it 300miles south on the A1 Dare I say not an mg lump :nugget:

Well... the engine is no longer in my garage :)

Should be with you soon I hope!

Woohoo! Cheers buddy!

Depending on the date I might be able to help with transport. I need to go shift EX259 in the next week or two anyway so might be able to tie the two trips together