1970's 455 Pontiac HO, sleeve a broken cylinder?

[WarWagon]

I swear I haul more engines with my 1993... Friend of mine picked up a blown engine for scrap metal cost. Heads on it alone are worth more than that. It is a rarer engine and he wants to see if it is even possible to sleeve a cylinder that had a rod go through it? Kinda like my avatar pic, but, only one hole. It was no longer spinning as the #2 rod was wadded up and jamming the works. 3 piece camshaft option :rolleyes5:, 2 busted pistons both #1 and #2 rods not on the crank, busted lifter and a few other bent and broken things. Crank counterweights are dinged up from beating up the rods. We think overspeed or the rods were not serviced properly during last rebuild. Looks like possibly a rod bolt broke as the big end of one rod is busted with a bent rod bolt still attached. oil pan has other rod parts and were not recovered from it to be 100% sure.

:firedevil:

Sure the block would need to be checked for cracks. However I want to know if you can sleeve a cylinder that has over a 1" hole busted through it.

 

[3500GMC]

Consult you local engine machinist.. I doubt many shops would try and bore for a sleeve in a block with that kind of cylinder wall damage.

A boring bar usually only has one cutter. Not pretty when it gets to the 'window'..

 

[ak diesel driver]

maybe if it was welded/brazed

 

[btfarm]

Welding & then bore/sleeve would be the only option I could think of. That's what they do with aluminum fuel motors but IDK if that would fly in cast iron.