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Offline Ray461

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Why I should KICK myself!!!
« on: November 25, 2008 - 10:05:45 PM »
So last Sat I was browsing craigslist for a motor to buy. Since I live in Reno, I do a search in NV, CA, OR, NM, AZ, UT and WA. Well I found a listing simply titled "HEMI's" in Las Vegas. I click on the listing and the guy explains that he has 4 "Hemi" motors and there are a couple of pictures of them posted. The guy listing them had said the motors had been sitting outside for a loooong time and he only wanted $400 per motor. I noticed something very unique and interesting about 2 of the motors in the pictures. So I email the guy to see if my suspicions about the 2 motors were correct. If they were correct I was going to drive down and buy them that afternoon. The guy emailed me back and confirmed my suspicions about the 2 motors. Approximately 4 hours later he had pulled his listing from craigslist and I haven't had any contact with him since.

Wanna guess what was unique about the 2 motors and why I should kick myself?  :crying:




Offline farmertan

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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2008 - 10:14:01 PM »
the intakes?
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Offline bb71challenger

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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2008 - 10:19:55 PM »
The distrtibutors were in the front and slanted a little bit?
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Offline moparclown

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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2008 - 10:23:12 PM »
Dual spark plug race engines?

Offline bb71challenger

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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2008 - 10:57:50 PM »
Damn, a set of valve covers for a hemi probably run more than 400 nowadays. I would kick myself too.
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Offline Ray461

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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2008 - 11:05:42 PM »
Damn, a set of valve covers for a hemi probably run more than 400 nowadays. I would kick myself too.

LOL...talking about the motor... ;)

Offline lemming303

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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2008 - 11:14:04 PM »
I have no idea. I also don't know much.
Kevin

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Offline Ray461

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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2008 - 11:15:06 PM »
LOL he had 2 426 hemi's....   :'(

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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2008 - 11:17:21 PM »
Sad story indeed.  Just have to be in the right place at the right time.   :grinyes:

Offline wunderless

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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2008 - 11:28:43 AM »
So... why should you kick yourself?
But existing is basically all I do!

Offline cudadave72

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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2008 - 12:01:19 PM »
I thought you had a link to the pictures and besides its time to fess up and tell us what is so speacial!!! :2thumbs:
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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2008 - 03:21:52 PM »
 :clueless:

Offline bb71challenger

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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2008 - 03:56:21 PM »
He states pretty clearly in the thread that he missed out on buying 2 426 hemi's for 400 a piece. No one else besides 4Cruizn is getting that?
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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2008 - 05:26:55 PM »
He states pretty clearly in the thread that he missed out on buying 2 426 hemi's for 400 a piece. No one else besides 4Cruizn is getting that?

I caught it.  :2thumbs:  I still wanna see him kick himself tho :smilielol:

Offline bb71challenger

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Re: Why I should KICK myself!!!
« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2008 - 05:42:01 PM »
I caught it.  :2thumbs:  I still wanna see him kick himself tho :smilielol:

 :rofl:   ;)
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