Shipping a fiberglass front clip from Wisconsin to CA?

[cjsgarage]

maybe Lance will chime in.. I know he helped a fellow here ship an engine around the country.

I got a not-so-tech savvy friend who asked what I could do about getting a fiberglass front clip from Wisconsin to California. I said, "Nuthin'." But maybe someone here knows a way that isn't 1200$. Any ideas? :ups:

[SSLance]

The shipping would be no big deal...it's the packaging that will be tough. It needs to be packaged in a way that monkeys loading and unloading it on and off trucks with forklifts won't destroy it.

Is there a way to get it on a pallet so that nothing hangs off of any side of a pallet? You either have to do that or have a special built crate to put it in.

[Brewtal66]

I'd just get some 2x4's and plywood and build a crate. That's going to be the safest bet, and it wouldn't cost $1200 to ship either. Going truck freight is pretty cheap, and definitely the best route to go.

Luckily, weight won't be an issue. It's just the size.

[ironworks]

If your willing to wait, I would find some one from that area that is going to SEMA with a car and have it hauled out that way.


Or just ship it and insure the heck out of it.

[SSLance]

Insurance won't be any good if it isn't packaged properly, which means packaged in a way it can survive the forklift monkeys. Seen more than one damage claim refused due to improper packaging. Thankfully I've never had a damage claim refused on something I packaged up.

This is part of what makes a remote shipment tough. Is the front clip all one piece? If so, what are the exterior dimensions? It may be too big to go LTL freight safely anyway...

[BBBluey]

You can try Greyhound. I've actually heard good things.

http://www.shipgreyhound.com/e/pages/Home.aspx

[David Pozzi]

There are hundreds and hundreds of cars being shipped/ transported to Monterey for the Races and Auctions in the next two weeks. "Car Week" is Aug 13-19. A bunch of car auctions, plus the vintage races. I'd check for people going that way. Reliable and Interstate will have all their trucks headed there. R&M is in Michigan and they always go.