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Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
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10/12/2007 02:16AM

Main British Car:
71 MGBGT, Buick 215

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Buick 215 aluminum V8 engine block (w/ main caps) - FREE
Posted by: Moderator
Date: December 07, 2014 06:10PM

I need to get this spare engine block out of my garage.

It's FREE if you pick it up here in Longmont Colorado...

or I can pack it up and ship it to you if you pay me enough to make that worth my while.

I've used it or trial installations. I'm sure it could be shined up and it'd make a very nice coffee table. (I could also part with a set of used Rover pistons and rods if you favor the coffee table design that utilizes those.) I presume though could be bored-out and rebuilt, though the bores are a little rusty and I've never measured them. No guarantees.


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Werner Van Clapdurp
Lynchburg, Va
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09/06/2009 12:56PM

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MGB 1977 Rover 3.5

Re: Buick 215 aluminum V8 engine block (w/ main caps) - FREE
Posted by: WernerVC
Date: December 08, 2014 10:27PM

Hi Curtis,
Indeed , a coffee table has been an idea for me for a long time. How much for shipping the bloc to Virginia ?
Is 100 $ enough ?
Maybe later looking for a rebore if my Rover V5 dies.
Let me know.


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Werner Van Clapdurp
Lynchburg, Va
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MGB 1977 Rover 3.5

Re: Buick 215 aluminum V8 engine block (w/ main caps) - FREE
Posted by: WernerVC
Date: December 08, 2014 10:33PM

Curtis,
I mean Rover V8 of course. Typo
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Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
(4577 posts)

Registered:
10/12/2007 02:16AM

Main British Car:
71 MGBGT, Buick 215

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Re: Buick 215 aluminum V8 engine block (w/ main caps) - FREE
Posted by: Moderator
Date: December 09, 2014 03:28PM

Looks like $100 ought to do it. That'll cover FedEx Ground.

I got the block out today for a closer look. The bores look better than I thought. There's very little ridge and less surface rust than I remembered. On the down side, one of the water pump bolts had wrung off and will have to be extracted somehow.

I'll start preparing it for shipment! Werner, if you're still interested, the easiest way to pay me is via the Paypal "donate" button here: [www.britishv8.org]


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Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
(4577 posts)

Registered:
10/12/2007 02:16AM

Main British Car:
71 MGBGT, Buick 215

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Re: Buick 215 aluminum V8 engine block (w/ main caps) - FREE
Posted by: Moderator
Date: December 10, 2014 08:34PM

Shipped

Werner, FedEx says your engine block is scheduled for delivery on Tuesday of next week.


WernerVC
Werner Van Clapdurp
Lynchburg, Va
(108 posts)

Registered:
09/06/2009 12:56PM

Main British Car:
MGB 1977 Rover 3.5

Re: Buick 215 aluminum V8 engine block (w/ main caps) - FREE
Posted by: WernerVC
Date: December 17, 2014 08:59PM

Curtis,
Do you still have the pistons and con rods ?
I am interested. How much ? Too bad I didn't know you had them.
Could have gone in one shipment.

Werner


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Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
(4577 posts)

Registered:
10/12/2007 02:16AM

Main British Car:
71 MGBGT, Buick 215

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Re: Buick 215 aluminum V8 engine block (w/ main caps) - FREE
Posted by: Moderator
Date: December 20, 2014 02:00PM

Hi Werner! Sorry for being slow to reply.

The answer is I don't have a set of pistons/rods for a 3.5L build, but I do have a set for a 4.0L build if that'd work. The 4.0 rods are longer - 6.11" vs 5.66" - for use with shorter pistons. And the pistons are bigger diameter, of course. Might work nice for a table project though. I was saving these rods, but I'd let them go for $100 including shipping anywhere in the lower 48.

Rover40PistonsAndRods.jpg
(Sorry about the filth... Casting number on the rod in foreground reads "HRC2383 SDF54".)



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Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
(6470 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 12:59PM

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1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Buick 215 aluminum V8 engine block (w/ main caps) - FREE
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: December 20, 2014 04:39PM

Save a photo of one of those rods and pistons Curtis.

Look at the distance between the edge of the piston pin and the lower ring land. Easily enough space there to accommodate a significant stroke increase. I would suggest measuring and recording that distance. I think maybe we could use a sticky thread in Engines with crank and rod journal sizes, stroke distance, and rod lengths. Stock distances between wrist pin and ring package would also be extremely helpful in finding good Block/crank/rod/piston combinations, as well as compression heights. Buick, Rover, and Buick V6's plus the odd piston and rod that might work. What do you think? (Sorry to hijack the thread Werner)

Jim


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