Must be in the wrong market!

[Jonnyuma]

People seem to forget that 383's are just as strong running as any 440 and by no means are they a "boat anchor"

Absolutely agree. Not everybody is looking to build the "Ultimate Combo". For every cat that wants to stroke, poke, mill, deck, and re-engineer an engine from the pan up, there's a thousand more who just want to replace the 383 in thier old Dodge pickup, or convert to a bb. I'd love to have it but I've put off buying a bb because even tho the price is sometimes right, buying another trans, K, and everything else brings the price up to the "Too Much" area. Callofthemopar is throwing all that in...I think its a smokin' deal.

 

[tallhair]

It is a smoking hot deal and will sell. Hold tight, matter of fact your are too low

 

[WAYNES WORLD]

Things are a bit slow on the car parts market around here so I would just wait for the holidays to pass. I think thats a fair price.
Wayne

 

[callofthemopar]

Absolutely agree. Not everybody is looking to build the "Ultimate Combo". For every cat that wants to stroke, poke, mill, deck, and re-engineer an engine from the pan up, there's a thousand more who just want to replace the 383 in thier old Dodge pickup, or convert to a bb. I'd love to have it but I've put off buying a bb because even tho the price is sometimes right, buying another trans, K, and everything else brings the price up to the "Too Much" area. Callofthemopar is throwing all that in...I think its a smokin' deal.

Ok, set me straight. The K member I have in my car with 318 is the same K member this 383 is setting on. Are the K's for 73/74 the same for big/small block? If not would this have aftermarket mounts? I researched this a while back and found conflicting info.

 

[bigmanjbmopar]

Hold tight, matter of fact your are too low

Now let's not get crazy here lol smelling bidding war? lmao

 

[J5 GTX]

I really like a 383. I just don't feel the need for the biggest displacement, romping stomping motor that'll fit.

It's really just a matter of a limited market, meaning: someone has to come get it and tote it home. So there are only so many people that can practically acquire it.
Your price is right. I'm really considering your deal, but the distance, time,
just don't seem to work out.

 

[Meep-Meep]

That's a great deal for a good runner. Don't lower the price if you can help it. For more exposure maybe just advertize it as a low deck, small bore, short stroke 440. Or the anti-stroker.

 

[66Satellite_in_NC]

Just wanted to say that it was great getting over to KY and meeting Wesley (callofthemopar), and picking up the 383/727 and other items. It is now sitting in my garage after the long 1300 mi round trip drive I made in just 2 days. Wesley is a great guy and went out of his way to get me all loaded up and made sure everything was locked down and secure. Now the fun will begin in the next few months.


Bill

 

[kiwigtx]

Two happy members and a deal going well, excellent stuff guys :headbang:

 

[tallhair]

Congrats guys

 

[tracy]

i agree 383s good motor. wait till aftr the holidays and it will sell

 

[satman72]

Ok, set me straight. The K member I have in my car with 318 is the same K member this 383 is setting on. Are the K's for 73/74 the same for big/small block? If not would this have aftermarket mounts? I researched this a while back and found conflicting info.

My understanding is.. No! For B Bodies 1971-72 the K member is the same whether small block or big block. 1973/74 the K members are different.

 

[66Satellite_in_NC]

i agree 383s good motor. wait till aftr the holidays and it will sell

It sold to me and I'm gonna keep it. :headbang:

 

[Bruzilla]

Glad to see it worked out, but it is getting harder and harder to sell parts these days. I've been trying to unload a radiator and SB 727 tranny for months now, and I'm only asking $100 for either one. I watched a guy trying to sell five 14" Rallyes go from $300 to $200 to $100 to $80 and he still has them. A friend who had tried to sell the 8.25 rear from his car ended up taking it to the junkyard and scrapping it because no one would take it for almost free.

 

[19polara64]

One thing I learned from a garage saler, if he tried to sell something too cheap it wouldn't sell. He would raise the price and it would sell. It's human nature to think something is wrong with it, even if you tell them it's good. I would add a couple hundred dollars to it, throw it on craigslist with something like need the space, taking up room, need to finance my project, or something like that. That way when someone low balls you, you'll be right where you want to be. Everyone wants that killer deal, this will give them that. Rene'

 

[Cranky]

And one way to make a smaller engine think it's bigger is to make it turn more rpm and a 383 can do that pretty easily with a cam change and springs to match. So long as it has a good induction and exhaust system with a good rpm cam, it'll make you a believer.

 

[Bruzilla]

Lots of good points being made, but the over-arching issue is the market just isn't there anymore. As I've written before, I see the market as an inverse pyramid with auto enthusiasts at the wide-open top. Then as you refine buyers down, such as high performance buyers, to muscle car buyers, to 1960s-1970s buyers, to Mopar buyers, to those who want say a 383, to those who can afford shipping or pick-up themselves, and on down to those who meet all those qualifications AND are willing to pay your price, the market gets really, really small. And now that the investors are bailing out of the restoration business, and we return to an enthusiast-driven market, the market gets even smaller.

Back in the late 2000s, 440s and 383s were selling for close to $800 for a bare block, now I was able to get a 72 440 that had crank issues but came with a Holley intake, Mopar Performance valve covers, Mallory ignition, headers, a 727 tranny, original exhaust manifolds, a Thermoquad, and a MP Purple camshaft and lifter kit for $200 out the door. The guy who was selling all that for $200 got my money. The guy selling the 75, needs-rebuilt, 440 from a motorhome and wanting $500 firm didn't, and he's still listing that engine a year later while other 440s listed for less are long on their ways to new homes. This is the big issue with the current market. The low-hanging fruit on the pricing tree is sapping all the cash out of the market before demand can get high enough for higher-priced parts, and absent all the resto dollars, there are now more parts than buyers to buy them.