Quote Originally Posted by Itoldyouso View Post
Thanks Bob. Roger sent me a PM too, telling me how to find previous posts. Once you guys explained how it was pretty simple.

Pat, thanks for that info on the rings. Is it preferable to buy the ones you have to file to fit over the ones that you don't? I think I will buy a ring filer and do them with that. I saw them using one on one of the car shows on TV and it didn't look super expensive, but it was better than using a hand file.

Today when Dan gets off work we are meeting the guy who is selling the bare 455 block. Sure hope it looks good and if it does I'll drop it off at the machine shop tomorrow.

Don
you should not just think a set of drop in rings have the right end gap .many times they do not...... but its better to file off 002 to 004 set of drop in rings them to buy file fit rings . you need to check end gap.... ring tools are not much money for many years i used hose clamps and clamp a file sicking off one of the arms off a engine stand and file many many sets this way.... .i use a adjustable square set it at one inch then check ring in the wall in 3 spots then check your end gap i use a fine stone to break all sharp spots off the ring after filing them .if you fail to do this you will phuck up the cylinder walls