Heavens, I have built innumerable 235 motors over the years, boring and honing, without a torque plate. Did the same for the 261 I built for myself a couple of years ago. Try finding a torque plate for those motors. Would a torque plate have been nice and give a more accurate build, absolutely. Is a torque plate an absolute necessity, absolutely not, lol. But I agree, if possible, better to use one if available then not.
On the other issue, does anyone know definitively if Mike Kirby retired or gave up the shop?
Last edited by mdonohue05; 01/25/22 02:17 PM.
