SWAPMEET! Got lucky....maybe.

Went to a swapmeet today. Wasn't there half an hour and spotted a couple cleveland cylinder heads. The one I could see was open chamber, but you have to look anyway, right? Sure enough it's an open chamber 4v D3 head. Spun the other one around and it's also a 4v...closed chamber. D1AE GA. Look it over and both look decent with nothing broken, no chamber damage, not crusty like a boat anchor. I have one 4v CC thst needs a mate and just can't bring myself to spend a couple/few hundred bucks on a 2nd head that isn't guaranteed to not have cracks. Braced myself for the inevitable disappointment and asked how much for the closed chamber head.

"You want just the one?"
"Yep."
"$100."
....a few seconds for that to sink in.
Then he says, "$150 for both and the valve covers are included."
...brain is still slow at 10am....look over the heads some more.
"Let me think about that for a bit." And I go off to peruse some other vendors.
A few minutes later I decide it's cheap enough to take a gamble, so I go back. Look the heads over again. Twice.
"Will you do $125? They do tend to crack and it's always a gamble."

"Yeah, okay.

So, maybe, just maybe, I have a second 4v CC head. And a good open chamber 4v to sell or something.

Or I have two new boat anchors for a boat I do not have.

I did sell a couple of torque converter cores (a 700R4/4L60 and two Opel TH180s) to a local rebuilder this afternoon for $60.

So at the end of the day, I am out $65 and got rid of stuff I nearly left at the end of the driveway.

Oh, and then I ran into CWalker on the way to the van. He said he thought about buying the heads when the guy told him $100.

But, he seemed happy with a transmission and rear gear set he bought from someone else. Something about he had some space in his garage to fill and the heads weren't big enough.

I suspect most of his joy was that I helped lift the trans into his truck, but I could be wrong.

Hit our local swap this morning, picked up a Holley 4180 from an '83 Mustang GT. Was looking for one from an auto, but this was the only one to be found.

My buddy ended up picking up a bunch of parts for his dad's '51 Ford. Sometimes, you just never know what you'll find...

Those heads also make good wheel stops.

detritusmaximus said:

Went to a swapmeet today. Wasn't there half an hour and spotted a couple cleveland cylinder heads. The one I could see was open chamber, but you have to look anyway, right? Sure enough it's an open chamber 4v D3 head. Spun the other one around and it's also a 4v...closed chamber. D1AE GA. Look it over and both look decent with nothing broken, no chamber damage, not crusty like a boat anchor. I have one 4v CC thst needs a mate and just can't bring myself to spend a couple/few hundred bucks on a 2nd head that isn't guaranteed to not have cracks. Braced myself for the inevitable disappointment and asked how much for the closed chamber head.

"You want just the one?"
"Yep."
"$100."
....a few seconds for that to sink in.
Then he says, "$150 for both and the valve covers are included."
...brain is still slow at 10am....look over the heads some more.
"Let me think about that for a bit." And I go off to peruse some other vendors.
A few minutes later I decide it's cheap enough to take a gamble, so I go back. Look the heads over again. Twice.
"Will you do $125? They do tend to crack and it's always a gamble."

"Yeah, okay.

So, maybe, just maybe, I have a second 4v CC head. And a good open chamber 4v to sell or something.

Or I have two new boat anchors for a boat I do not have.

I did sell a couple of torque converter cores (a 700R4/4L60 and two Opel TH180s) to a local rebuilder this afternoon for $60.

So at the end of the day, I am out $65 and got rid of stuff I nearly left at the end of the driveway.

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Good score! Funny, I have one of each of same casting # for sale right now on craigslist. I'm looking for one D0AE-N head, if you know of one.