Thread: ???s about aluminum Olds/Pontiac 215 motor

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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

the main cap can be easly made .if you can not find one .if it is the cap that has the thrust bearing would be a bit more work .and then get it line bored . this is no big deal .as for it being a all alum and a pontiac ?i never see one. but thats not to say they never did . buick made a small alum block.it would have to be very cheap .it you need a main cap and a line bore to make one cap less you have the tools could be easly 100for the cap. and a line bore would be about 150to 200

Yeah, Pat, back in the old days (62-63) there was a BOP 215 aluminim motor. Used on the Skylark, Tempest and Cutlas. Kindof rare but GM sold the molds to Rover in England. The rover aluminim V-8 is basically the same motor. Just for your info. BOP stood for Buick, Olds, Pontiac.