Am i asking too much?

[pontiacgp]

Its a hard sell because its an unusable core. First, its a 360ci SBC, not a 358, second, its no longer rebuildable at 0.060 over.
So its a crap shoot for someone.
You might get lucky with someone that needs the roller set up, the unknown cam makes even that a stretch.
I would change the add to feature the roller set up, the one head, the new water pump, and hell, even the engine stand. Then I would list it at $350 firm. It will go.

rebuilds often don't require re-boring the cylinders

 

[BPTTONE420012]

Its a hard sell because its an unusable core. First, its a 360ci SBC, not a 358, second, its no longer rebuildable at 0.060 over.
So its a crap shoot for someone.
You might get lucky with someone that needs the roller set up, the unknown cam makes even that a stretch.
I would change the add to feature the roller set up, the one head, the new water pump, and hell, even the engine stand. Then I would list it at $350 firm. It will go.

THAT WOULD BE THE SCARIEST PART ABOUT IT FOR ME... the fact that its at max bore... anything happens and you're stuck scrambling to find another 350 block to get your car back on the road... plus roller set ups are a little more maintenance, but if someone is looking for a roller setup they already know the pros n cons... i'd say ditch the fact that it has 20k on it, put it as a "recent rebore", clean up one of the intakes you have and slap it on, put "just add carb and alternator and you're ready to go"... $500 for a "ready to go" 350... pretty sure some camaro owning kid will pick it up... also list it in surrounding areas... i know charlotte was close to SC so i always checked SC craigslist as well, and CLAYTON wasnt horribly far from the virginias so i use to check virginias craigslists as well... but, that bored 60 is scary... not sure i know anyone that would take the chance on a max bored motor... not when an unmolested bare 350 block can be picked up for a couple hundred bucks... ALSO, list that the engine stand comes with the motor... and if all the bolt holes have good threads and arent stripped or have broke bolts in them, i would list that as well... no one wants to fight to redrill and rethread fuct up holes... i actually just bought my 350 sbc, came with the stand, brand new EVERYTHING, full eagle rotating assembly, flat top pistons, edelbrock e-tec 200 heads, mostly magnum roller setup, 1.6 roller rockers, lt4 hot cam, etc... i paid $1200... hell, the brand new e-tec200 heads were worth most of the $1200...

 

[pontiacgp]

Roller set ups are more maintenance??

 

[motorheadmike]

$500 is more than fair. I recently sold a low-mileage 010 block 4-bolt .030 over 350 shortblock for $500 Canadian. I think it took a year of dealing with tire kickers and time wasters before I found a reasonable buyer.

The funny thing is it was a younger kid who was scraping together his pennies for a project (gave me a deposit and paid for the rest when I returned from some training a few weeks later), and unlike so many entitled "adults" the kid didn't play any games or waste my time. Because of this I gave the kid a set of retrofit roller lifters, roller rockers, hardened push rods, double roller timing set and some other stuff I had intended to use with the motor - for free; and sold him a set of Fel-Pro header gaskets and a set of Cometic MLS head gaskets for $50 (worth about $200).

As I see it anytime you put anything up for sale on Craiglist/Kijiji or an internet forum you are going to get the "ham and egger" types who will low-ball you and waste your time. Why? Because they can hide behind a keyboard.

Amazingly I have a few nice things for sale right now at fair market value and have had nothing but ****ing idiots offering me buttons and wasting my time. The worst part is it all totals up to a paltry sum of money for me, and in most cases it would be a better use of my time to give it away to a friend or simply throw it out, rather than deal with the ****tards of the World - and you KNOW who you are.

 

[BPTTONE420012]

I AM ONE OF THOSE SO CALLED "****TARDS" BECAUSE I WASTED HIS TIME... not everyone is "wasting time" maybe people actually look for a GOOD deal... sure $165 for a used vortec style performer rpm intake is a DAMN GOOD DEAL, BUT a BRAND NEW vortec style POLISHED performer rpm for $172.50, that retails for $390, IS A MUCH BETTER DEAL... i have bought quite a few parts off of a few different people on this site... all parts have met or exceeded my expectations... speaking of tgis site and buying n selling, DO YOU ALSO HAVE THE MOTOR LISTED UNDER THE "FOR SALE" SECTION ON THIS SITE??? I KNOW YOU SAID YOU DONT HAVE MUCH TIME BEFORE YOU HAVE TO MOVE, SO POST IT EVERYWHERE YOU CAN, THIS SITE, THE CAMARO SITE, MONTE SITE, CLASSIFIEDS, CRAIGSLIST... TRY N UP THE EXPOSURE, I'M SURE IT'LL SELL... best of luck...

 

[pontiacgp]

$500 is a good deal....I never prey on anyone in a spot, if I can't pay the asking price when it's obviously a good deal I don't insult them with a low ball offer.

 

[-83MONTESS-]

Im actually trying to talk one of my friends into buying this. We are 4.5 hours away in sandusky ohio. I will report back!

Well after a little talking my buddy is going to stick with what he has. Good luck with sale it will sell.

 

[-83MONTESS-]

Roller set ups are more maintenance??

x2 im wondering about this????

 

[motorheadmike]

I AM ONE OF THOSE SO CALLED "****TARDS" BECAUSE I WASTED HIS TIME... not everyone is "wasting time" maybe people actually look for a GOOD deal... sure $165 for a used vortec style performer rpm intake is a DAMN GOOD DEAL, BUT a BRAND NEW vortec style POLISHED performer rpm for $172.50, that retails for $390, IS A MUCH BETTER DEAL

This is a question of principle, not money - and it is a damn shame you don't know the difference. Your impetuous behaviour is child-like, making demands and living in a realm of infantile impatience. You've gone so far as to make a point of publicly second guessing the folks who attempt to assist you; it might be time to re-evaluate your life.

So, if the shoe fits...

 

[bygddy]

Its a hard sell because its an unusable core. First, its a 360ci SBC, not a 358, second, its no longer rebuildable at 0.060 over.
So its a crap shoot for someone.
You might get lucky with someone that needs the roller set up, the unknown cam makes even that a stretch.
I would change the add to feature the roller set up, the one head, the new water pump, and hell, even the engine stand. Then I would list it at $350 firm. It will go.

rebuilds often don't require re-boring the cylinders

Your right, and many times I have done nothing more then a light hone and rings and called it good on my own junk.
That being said, its a novice, or someone on a shoe string budget that would be buying this, and 9 times out of 10 they would need a machine shop to make an accurate assessment on whether a hone would suffice or if requires a bore. At that point they have bought and paid for it and if it requires boring, they now own a paper weight.
I'm not saying it shouldnt get sold for as much money as the OP can get. I was simply giving my opinion on why it hasn't sold yet and what my price point would be and why.