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i am in need of some rod and main bearings 10 over and i am haveing a hard time trying to find some that arnt a small fortune. the auto store wants 358.00$ for them and i have found some for about 200 eles where but that still sounds excessive. so do i just have to buckle down and buy them at this price

looking around i found thes but idk if the will work if a better eye could look at them and let me know if they would work that would be grate

I paid about $20.00 for my 302 .010" over main bearings, I'm no expert on Buick motors but that sounds really excessive to me.

contact these guys, I bet they can help;

http://www.aluminumv8.com/conversion/conversion.htm

Tristan, did your run a search for 215 Buick and 3.5 Rover bearings? (don't forget ebay) Also any SBB rod bearings will work and mains for some of the other Rover engines. Most suppliers of standard size bearings will also have them in .010, .020 and sometimes .030 undersize. In some cases you may even find + and - increments on the undersizes. You should be able to do better on the prices. However for both rod and mains $200 isn't completely outrageous. Seems high to me, but prices have been going up and for premium quality it could be within reason.

Jim

ok i will keep looking around for some. i dont like D&D every time i call them they never seem to andsower and when they do the seem disinterested and they charge a fouche they wanted 700$ for the ford to chey trans adapter palte i asked them to dubbel check that price and he told me nope thats it 700$ i later found them online for 200 or 300

yea, I think D&D wants to sell conversions, and not parts. I agree with checking ebay, you never know. I'm sure that persistence will pay off for you.

I ran across this, probably not yours, but looks like a good place to ask

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MGB-MGBGT-V8-ROVER-ROD-BEARINGS-STANDARD-/200542810408?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2eb1487128&vxp=mtr

Check out these guys,

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1319723,parttype,5220

Rock Auto prices are usually very competitive. I don't know why the prices for BOPR mains are so high.
 
HTH,

jb

I guess the majority of people using 215's are MG owners and they see us coming :-)


Paul

makes me want to go with a ford conversion

80's 265 and 301 Pontiac are the same rod bearings as 215/3.5 Rover. Also 300/340/350 Buick. Found much cheaper at your corner parts store. The main bearings best deals are on EBay.

I saw some there, but didn't post them, because I'm not that familiar with everything that will fit the engine.

I like King bearings and you can't beat these prices at Summit. I'd look up their rod bearing prices also.



http://www.summitracing.com/parts/kgb-mb589am010/overview/make/buick

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