Small block mopar price check

The last 340 block i bought was $250 on E-bay. I had to drive about 100 miles into Northern MN,but man what a deal i got there. The guy had tons of Mopar stuff and i dropped another $1,000 for an Art Car built 727/2,600 stall setup/oil pans/timing chain covers etc. etc. but included in that was a pair of complete 69' X heads. You never know what you will find. I just sold a 92' 318 complete for $600 while i bought it for $400 and am selling the exaust maniflods (2 1/8") outlets. Even if you bought a complete engine, there may be hidden problems also(you could come up with a cracked block also) At least when you look at a block that has been hot tanked you can inspect in more thorough. That 4 bolt main block may not be good for you,but a racer might get a good deal if he was willing to let a machine shop to look at it first. Of course it's up to the person buying it to pick up the bill the bill,but i say it's cheap insurance. Those J heads don't mean anything these days.

Glen