Does anyone have the March 1985 hot rod magazine?

Im looking for the name and contact information of the shop in Washington state that specialized in Buick/Olds aluminum 215 motors.

Tony,
I might have the issue, will have to look. I know the shop you are referring to but cannot remember the name. I do not think they are in business any longer. We got some info from them when we built the little screamer shown below. We put 8 sleeves in the block and if I remember correctly used 305 pistons. There was an article in one of the Hot Rod engine books on it. I have the info at the shop.

I missed it by a month. My subscription started in April 1985

Thanks Bill.
Im just gathering information. Apparently there is a way to get 304CI out of one and Id like to see how they went about it. Im guessing they used a 300 crank and .030 overbore of the larger rover block.

A guy in our local club has a nice '62 Olds F85 Cutlass with an alumunum 215. He is up on those motors and told me of a contact he has that does nothing but Olds & Buick 215s. I may see him this Thursday so I'll be sure to ask & then relay the info.

I am aware of D&D fabrication in Michigan..http://www.aluminumv8.com/

I was just curious what the shop in Washington has/had to offer.. and what their spec were for the 304CI buildup.

Tony,
I think this is the guy, but not sure if he is still around, it was probably 12 years ago when we did it. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

Phil Baker
Baker's Auto Repair,
19552 40th Pl. NE,
Seattle, WA 98155,
206/363-5088)

Thanks Bill
That was the guy..
Those are some cool little engines.. I wonder how hard it is to find used rover versions? There has to be some out there that were driven easy by suburban housewives :D

I found it Tony. I'll email you the article later tonight. ;)

Thanks, Mark

Tony,
I think the one we did ended up about 270 cu in. We used the 215 crank but upped the bore considerably by resleeving the block. The newer Rover engines start out at 3.9L (241 cu in) so you get a head start on it. I bet they are pretty easy to find. The car in the picute ran some 12.0's in street trim back when we first did the engine. The pictures I posted are from about a month ago when he stopped by to say hi. He has put over 80K miles on the engine since we did it and it still runs like a top.

HMMMM... If I could find a good Vega or Chevette ... :D

I hope it helps Tony and I hope you can read it. My eyes are starting to go so if you need it bigger I'm sure I can do that too. I'll just have to put the size 11's to use again. ;)

Thanks.. I just printed it off and read through it.
Now If someone would just do a "flow to go" type article on all of the heads..
Buick 215, 300, and Rover variations... :D