(some have already asked about dime-a-dozen V8s here, so why not ask about this - many Bruces are IN the motor trade, &/or know someone who deals with these gadgets, &/or are 'In The Know' for this sort of stuff...)
Having after-theft VE ute problems.
Attempting to quash the growing temptation to redblock+t the bastard.
So - looking for either -
a rebuilt or low kay sludge-purged LLT long engine with new timing chains and sprockets
or
a cheap and rebuildable (i.e. non-seized and non-rattling) LLT engine
Ideally located in TAS (yeah, I know, 'good luck with that'...) or VIC, or east coast of Oz if the seller can ship it here to TAS via their business.
Yes; the rounds of Gumbee, Farcebook and flEbay have already been searched. (Four freakin' grand for sludgers with half a meg on the clock? That's beyond Covid Tax, the crystal meth problem out there is baaaad....)
