BHJ torque plate; Borrow or Rent

[Mike E]

My machinist is checking on his end to see if he can borrow one. If he can't find one, does anyone here have one I can borrow or rent? I don't know much about them, but this will be for a 4.030 bore stage 2 block. I think he may use it with his o-ring groove tooling also, but I'm not sure how that works.

 

[daves87gn]

not sure if James still has it but

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/th...rive-valve-springs-front-cover-plenum.366266/

 

[Squid4life]

No sorry, I already sold it. I am brainfarting who I sold it to, whether it was on here or evilbay, but could check my paypal and try to figure it out if need be...

 

[pdzz]

You can rent one from TA. Pretty reasonable. Phil.

 

[Mike E]

Thanks guys. If I end up needing one I'll check with TA.

BHJ shows two plates. One that I assume is for Stage 2 heads and one specificaly for TA heads. I have TA heads, so TA should have the right one.

 

[750H.P.V6]

My machinist has one. I don't know if he would loan it out. If you need it let me know and I'll ask him.

Neal

 

[turbo nasty]

Not to high jack but why not use the set of heads you are going to run?

 

[750H.P.V6]

You can't hone the cylinders with the heads on if that's what you're suggesting.

Neal

 

[odell4o8]

I bought mine , when i ordered it they made two one for production blocks one for stage blocks,
bhj didnt say any thing about alum,or iron heads,
if you lived near me i would loan it, i have a problem with shipping it out of state,
you should buy your own if you are going to stay in v-6 buicks , then you wouldnt have to depend on someone else. i use mine to hone when i freshen up,
good luck oc,

 

[Mike E]

If I run across a used one, I might buy it. I'm too cheap to pay $400 for a new one from bhj when i might use it once a year. I might even make one that doubles as an o-ring jig. For now, someone close by has offered to loan me one.

 

[Squid4life]

Glad you got one Mike, you know if I still had mine you could have borrowed it. I bought mine because I planned to build a handful of Buick motors, and still do, but it is hard to hang onto to something like that, when your machinist has one, and you could use that $ somewhere else. I try to build my junk by trading, selling, or trading work to keep the price down, much like you.