danglerb

Seems like nobody wants 4.5 or 4.7L short blocks, and I am thinking of buying a parts motor that will leave me with another one, and I don't have the space for it. Anybody know what the scrap value is?

How apart do I need to make it for the best price?

Giovanni

How much do you want for it? How are the cylinder bores?

Mike Frye

Make it into a coffee table instead of scrapping it. Even though no one wants it, it's still a 928 block, man!

Rob Edwards

What is 78 pounds of aluminum worth?

Giovanni

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_th...scrap_aluminum

Giovanni

I may be interested in a good bare 4.7L block that does not need any machine work.

Vilhuer

I saved one 4.7L block from scrap collector while back. He payed something like 40e for block and crank. That sounds like a lot but it has to be market value as he was in it for the money.

BC

See how much interest you have now?

blown 87

I know of at least one person that has expressed interest in a 928 Coffee Table.

DonT

Not me. I already have one ! ! !

Tony

have a pic? i have a block..pistons etc...looking for ideas.

Fabio421

I tried to get rid of a trashed GTS engine block and the scrapyard told me that they don't take aluminum engines as scrap. It didn't make sense to me then or now.

JoeTaylor

The bulk of the market for scrap aluminum is for aluminum can stock. Aluminum cans, siding and angles can be easily compressed, baled and sold to a refinery. You cant really grind/chop up or compress an engine block, haha.

My guess is that aluminum engine blocks are different, with metals and other alloys not matching those used for thin aluminum can stock. Most scrap dealers are geared up for handling cans and other light aluminum scrap, like condenser coils (like the ones everyone is stealing, haha).

Making it a coffee table keeps it close by and will most likely get you divorced!

YOS,
Joe

RyanPerrella

thats weird, i wonder why

maybe because of the impregnated bores it corrupts the aluminum when you smelt it down?

Weird

I saw keep it or give it to someone that needs it for cheap. Eventually someone will be restoring one 50 years from now and that block will be worth a bunch. Hard to see it now but something as intricate as an engine block i hate to see melted down for scrap. But maybe thats just me

Fabio421

I think you missed the part about it being trashed.