you know, talking about shipping, I sent an engine to LBE 2 weeks ago, I packed it in a rubbermaid container, Wrapped in plastic bags and sprayed expandable foam all up under and around it to protect it............ ziptied and glued the lid on.......... guess what, UPS either dropped it upside down or dropped something on top of it, because I had left the plugs in it messed up a plug hole, stripped some threads...... Luckily Eddie was able to fix it........ Bottom line, you can box an engine to the best of your ability or box it ********ty. It not gonna matter when UPS drops them on the ground and plays kick ball with it.
When I sell parts, I would like to get them out quickly, but guess what, I work from 6aam until 5pm, sometimes longer, I do not always have the time to leave and go to UPS....... Call me a bad shipper, but that is Life........ I do try to at least keep everybody informed, if they say "Hey, I really do need it by X date", then I will get it out, but if they are like, hey, no problems, lakes are frozen etc then I will get it out as soon as I possibly can........