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Old 12-02-2011, 07:26 PM   #1
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chevy engines, buy, sell... question!!

i used to buy engine blocks, clean them and sell them and reinvest but i got out of it for awhile, are you boys still buying these like this? or crate? alot of things have changed in the automotive world, nothing old school anymore and lord i wish it was
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Old 12-02-2011, 07:31 PM   #2
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Re: chevy engines, buy, sell... question!!

crates have changed the game
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Old 12-02-2011, 08:18 PM   #3
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Re: chevy engines, buy, sell... question!!

Meh... there's still lots of old school around.

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Old 12-02-2011, 10:13 PM   #4
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Re: chevy engines, buy, sell... question!!

The new old school is LS blocks. With them in all flavors of vehicles for the last 11 years, and the aftermarket starting to come alive with performance items for them,,,,,,, it's a new opportunity for a trader like you.
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