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crashbash
david bash
st. charles
(215 posts)

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01/28/2008 10:53AM

Main British Car:
1979 MGB Rdst V8 project, 1968 MGC GT, 1969 MGB Rd olds 215

boring plate
Posted by: crashbash
Date: July 21, 2011 05:11PM

It never was clear when I asked this question before whether anyone had a block boring bar availible for the rover/olds/buick engines. I have purchased a 7"x19"x3.5" aprox 48# chunk of aluminum to make one out of. Do any of you insist on these during a build? I feel it is standard practice for a high performance build these days. Do any of you have builder that use these?
This tool may be availible at later date for you to borrow if there's any interest.
ARP studs? yes?
How about total seal rings?


roverman
Art Gertz
Winchester, CA.
(3188 posts)

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04/24/2009 11:02AM

Main British Car:
74' Jensen Healy, 79 Huff. GT 1, 74 MGB Lotus 907,2L

Re: boring plate/ torque plate ?
Posted by: roverman
Date: July 21, 2011 05:26PM

David and clan, I have (2) steel ones, wasn't worried about the weight. Properly done these will work on 215's - 350's and Buick V6's, "if" their strong enough to torque-distort the bores. FWIW, I like gapless rings. They always make more power, on the dyno. If your using studs, also use them AND a head gasket to simulate the distortion of a head and gasket. Good Luck, roverman.


Phillip G
Phillip Leonard
Kansas City
(395 posts)

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02/03/2008 04:12PM

Main British Car:
1992 MG RV8 Rover 3.5

Re: boring plate
Posted by: Phillip G
Date: July 21, 2011 10:27PM

David,

The block boring bar sounds like a great idea.

I hope I might borrow it when I build another 3.5 Rover engine.

r'grds,

phillip g
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crashbash
david bash
st. charles
(215 posts)

Registered:
01/28/2008 10:53AM

Main British Car:
1979 MGB Rdst V8 project, 1968 MGC GT, 1969 MGB Rd olds 215

Re: boring plate
Posted by: crashbash
Date: July 22, 2011 08:31AM

I should have googled this before restarting this thread. It's great that most of these articles show up when googled. This was discussed in detail pretty well in the past. How much of Brit V8 data base will show up when googled? Doesn't hurt to get more oppinions I suppose d!


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Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
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10/12/2007 02:16AM

Main British Car:
71 MGBGT, Buick 215

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Re: boring plate
Posted by: Moderator
Date: July 22, 2011 01:23PM

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How much of Brit V8 data base will show up when googled?

I hope nearly 100%. An awful lot of work has been put into making both website and forum "Google friendly".


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