Honing plate Material

[Truckphone]

Here's a dumb question for you Flatheads!

Does it matter if I make a honing plate out of aluminum or steel?

I have lots of steel and not much aluminum.

Nobodies asking much questions on the Flatty forum here and I read just about all of the posts.... Thnx Ale.

 

[R Bahnsen]

How thick is the steel you have? what ever you use it needs to provide even clamping force on the block.

 

[Legend]

i have an old aluminum flathead torque plate, i will give to you for shipping cost. Let me know if you are interested.

 

[Truckphone]

How thick is the steel you have? what ever you use it needs to provide even clamping force on the block.

Its 3/4 thick, and I think I might only bore a hole for the cylinder, don't need access to the valves while I'm honing?

 

[Truckphone]

i have an old aluminum flathead torque plate, i will give to you for shipping cost. Let me know if you are interested

I appreciate the offer! I'm in Canada so the border messes up easy shipping. Thanks again.

 

[sundog]

3/4" thick steel plate would make a nice torque plate. Might not be a problem depending on which steel but, I would mill the same amount off of each side when making it flat so it doesn't warp. Or, you could just get an old head and punch the top out.

 

[Truckphone]

3/4" thick steel plate would make a nice torque plate. Might not be a problem depending on which steel but, I would mill the same amount off of each side when making it flat so it doesn't warp. Or, you could just get an old head and punch the top out.

I have 4 horse heads up the wazoo, that is by far the easiest solution. Thanks sundog!

 

[CarlsonMotorsports]

The material isn't as important as the thread reach. Keep in mind that the head bolts distort the cylinder slightly, so be sure to torque the bolts correctly and use the correct length (determined by how thick your torque plate is.)
Using a cut-out old head and stock bolts will be fine and keeps the thread reach correct without having to sort through your bolts drawers.

FWIW, I'll use a steel honing plate, billet aluminum plate, and older cylinder head ALL with good results.

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[kartboy63]

Here's a dumb question for you Flatheads!

Does it matter if I make a honing plate out of aluminum or steel?

I have lots of steel and not much aluminum.

Nobodies asking much questions on the Flatty forum here and I read just about all of the posts.... Thnx Ale.

mine is alum.