Here are some cherries on that 4.5:
Good 4.5 rearend $350-$500
Tranny $200
Good starter ring grear $175
door strikers and recievers, $100 per pair, ricers buy them for "lambo" door conversions.
Rebuilt heads $200-$250
bla bla bla....
You should realize $3000 in parts from a ratty 4.5

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