So when I started out on this Land Rover adventure, I felt I knew that parts would be slightly more expensive than the average 14 yr old SUV, and in some cases harder to get. What I have l learned is the parts are easy to get but cost three times more and finding someone to install them, who wont run away screaming like his head was on fire at the mention of Land Rover, is whats proven to be most difficult.

Case in point. I cannot find anyone in my local town of a quarter of a million people who is willing to put in the cylinder liners I sourced for my block last week. Seems they only want the gravy jobs they can push out quickly. I say at a basic hourly rate, who cares if it takes one man, 8 hrs. he's working 8 hrs anyway.

Anyway, after expanding my search area radius by 100 miles. I found two shops.
Shop #1 quoted $1200 for the liners and an additional $400 to align hone the crank journals. Shop #2 stated $1300 for the liners and honing.

No doubt these were WAGs on the price and the bill will be twice that once all the work is complete. That still leaves pistons and rings at $600, main and rod bearing, plus and complete gasket set to reassemble it all.

UGHHHHH!!!!! Sorry, just had to vent. I'll have to take it in nibbles vs big bites, and get it done over the next 6 months or so. In the end, hopefully I'll have an engine that'll make it to MOAB and back......maybe. LANDY LIFE!!!!!

 

Q&E in Anaheim, CA. You send your block, $1500 all in for top hat liners and labor.

 

Don't tell them the engine is a Land Rover engine. Tell them it's a Buick 215. Machine shops I've talked to are much more receptive because they're familiar with a Buick 215.

 

 

I think Alex is referring to all the other machine shops the OP was getting hung up on by as soon as he mentioned “Land Rover.”

 

 

Engines near me are $175 all day long.

There's two in the yard as we speak.

 

Thanks Shane,

I need a good block to build off of not a core engine. I’m gonna give Q&E a call next week and see what they can quote me.

 

Try B & M Automotive Machine Shop in Greer SC. Tell them it is a Buick motor. These guys are old school automotive machine shop, very gritty but good work at good prices.

 

Just tell them what you have. A decent shop will realize right away that it is a Buick based design and not have concerns working on it. Installing liners on the other hand, some just won’t do it, Rover or otherwise. That’s the case here anyway.