Man that sounds like an adventure! Nice score!

Around here NONE of the yards will let you do something like that. If the engine is worth pulling, they pull it themselves and stash it in a warehouse, and getting one will cost you a lot more than $300. Depending on freight, it might be worth it selling that stuff in other areas.

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617 swapped Toyota Pickup, 22-24 MPG, 50k miles on swap