Thread: Sleeving a Block

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If you find you want to ship your block to a shop in say Arizona or ??? you might check with your closest Fastenal store. They have a regional centralized shipping system to keep their stores stocked, and they're mostly lightly loaded, with lots of room open on the trucks. You have to pack your item for loading, and any crating is up to you, but a friend needed to get a differential to a buddy and he strapped it to a salvaged pallet, carried it to the Fastenal and they shipped it to another store for a whole lot less than the LTL Freight companies were quoting. Just a thought....

Originally Posted by rspears

If you find you want to ship your block to a shop in say Arizona or ??? you might check with your closest Fastenal store. They have a regional centralized shipping system to keep their stores stocked, and they're mostly lightly loaded, with lots of room open on the trucks. You have to pack your item for loading, and any crating is up to you, but a friend needed to get a differential to a buddy and he strapped it to a salvaged pallet, carried it to the Fastenal and they shipped it to another store for a whole lot less than the LTL Freight companies were quoting. Just a thought....

Unless I somehow watch enough YouTube videos and and win the lottery I think I will have to ship it somewhere lol. So thank you I will keep that in mind when I go to pack it, I like the idea that I get to pack it myself as well... I've seen some freak shows when it comes to freight shipping. Any particular shop in Arizona? I could google them maybe even call or email just to see what they think.

Looks like Jerry & I were typing at the same time, but it doesn't affect my reply.

Originally Posted by Capecreations21

Any particular shop in Arizona? I could google them maybe even call or email just to see what they think.

I said Arizona because that's where 69Bee's from, and you liked his advice early in the thread. If it were me I'd be researching OUS tuner info, magazines, etc, looking for the machine shops where the hotshot tuner guys that are pushing serious HP from their OEM blocks go for their specialty work. You're in a different league than just stroking a GM, Ford or Chrysler.
The Fastenal tip is just one that I picked up from a friend, and it may or may not work for you.