Shipping a broken, stripped down motor to the USA for repair

[fatboy18]

Anyone have any tips on the best way to do this, Sick to death of So called engine builders in the UK. so the Engine is going back to Detroit, USA to be rebuilt correctly by a company that knows what their doing.

Would be shipping a pile of bits, which would then be coming back as a complete repaired engine.

Not looking for ANY recommended UK engine builders, Just looking to find out the facts on best way to ship it and any custom implications. It could be classed as a Race Engine.

Thanks.

Edited by fatboy18 on Thursday 23 October 11:51

[Roo]

Give Ron Fenton at STS Imports a call as he has a container delivery each month coming from there so might be able to help.

[fatboy18]

Thank you

[vaughan watkins]

Is this for your viper ?

[fatboy18]

vaughan watkins said:

Is this for your viper ?

No Just trying to help a friend who has been let down by so any people who call themselves professionals and have wasted Months and Months of our time.

[barpilot]

Roo said:

Give Ron Fenton at STS Imports a call as he has a container delivery each month coming from there so might be able to help.

Just what I was after. Thanks also.

[vaughan watkins]

fatboy18 said:

o Just trying to help a friend who has been let down by so any people who call themselves professionals and have wasted Months and Months of our time.

Phew I was a little worried then !

[fatboy18]

vaughan watkins said:

fatboy18 said:

o Just trying to help a friend who has been let down by so any people who call themselves professionals and have wasted Months and Months of our time.

Phew I was a little worried then !

Its all Good

[Viper]

why not chuck the old DC Performance engine, and put the original back sitting in Terry's garage, seems the obvious way to way,
less hassle and less costly, can imagine an Arrow rebuild is big dollars

[fatboy18]

Viper said:

why not chuck the old DC Performance engine, and put the original back sitting in Terry's garage, seems the obvious way to way,
less hassle and less costly, can imagine an Arrow rebuild is big dollars

I know, I know.....Been down that road Neil, Its not my car or choice.

[irocfan]

might it not work out cheaper/easier/less hassle to buy outright from the US rather then export and then re-import?

[fatboy18]

irocfan said:

might it not work out cheaper/easier/less hassle to buy outright from the US rather then export and then re-import?

Its not a stock engine Its going here http://www.arrowracingengines.com/arrowrebuildserv...

Everything is being done in house so no Bullst stories on ....I'm waiting to hear from him or him or the parts are on the boat or the parts are in customs or the other guy is not well at the moment or I need this bit before I can fit this bit, Or I will call you right back....Week later, Oh sorry Hes not here at the moment.....Have dealt with nothing but Total Wan..rs for the last TWO Years, taking bits from one place to another.

I had the Exact same thing when trying to get My TVR Tuscan challenge series race engine rebuilt. Rip off, bullst so called professional engine builders, one who went tits up with my engine locked inside his premises! That is a whole story in itself!

Sadly I have no faith in the Auto industry, which is why I do most of the work on my own car, If I cock it up its my fault.

[shovelheadrob]

Speak to Rob Loaring at ICE http://iceautomotive.co.uk/ there is very little about race engines that he doesn't know, you will get no bull just good honest straight talk.

[fatboy18]

shovelheadrob said:

Speak to Rob Loaring at ICE http://iceautomotive.co.uk/ there is very little about race engines that he doesn't know, you will get no bull just good honest straight talk.

Thank you for the link but the Engine is going to an engine building factory where they do Nothing but Viper Engines, so they know every little detail inside out.

[mikef]

It's fairly common to ship light aircraft engines to the US for factory overhaul. Usually the engine shop will recommend the shipper; a few use Eagle Global, now CEVA

ps: make sure you get the paperwork right or you'll get stung for import duty

[fatboy18]

Thanks, we have now finally got everything back in one place, plan is to lightly reassemble engine and then its being shipped.

[mikef]

That's a good idea - for the customs declarations it should be one complete engine (with serial no) going out, the same engine coming back in

[Dr-Bob]

That's the plan.. Build it up so its one engine rather than a box of parts...