Barry Oliver wrote:
>
> Michael Maskalans wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sep 6, 2007, at 9:53 PM, Terrible Tom <silvereightynine@aol.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Barry Oliver wrote:
>>>
>>>> Terrible Tom wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Gary Hedlin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can anyone tell me what size / grade bolts for the back are
>>>>>> needed to mount a 3.9 to an engine stand??
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You will want to use 1/2 inch corse thread, grade 8 bolts and
>>>>> grade 8 washers. The bolts will have a 9/16ths head on them...
>>>>>
>>>>> . this is just one of those things you get to know, after having
>>>>> gone through so many engine swaps... one of those things you never
>>>>> forget again.
>>>>>
>>>> Never having done this [and I did not stay in a holiday inn last
>>>> night] I am wondering where you find 1/2" grade 8 bolts with a
>>>> 1/16" head offset? I use 1/2" coarse thread bolts for all of the
>>>> targets I build, and every 1/2" bolt I have used had a 3/4" hex
>>>> head, a 1/2" carriage head, or a 7/16" allen socket. Finding bolts
>>>> with such small heads would save me alot of grinding on some of my
>>>> target stands, so give up the source.... ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> In the words of granpa Gustafson...
>>>
>>> "wha'tha hell you talking about?"
>>
>>
>>
>> 1/2" bolts almost always have a 3/4" head. *All* the ones I ever deal
>> with do.
>>
>> Barry could apparently use some small-headed 1/2" bolts and wants to
>> know where you found them - if indeed you are remembering that thing
>> that you could never forget correctly :-)
>> --
>> Mike
>>
>>
>
> I wonder if "granpa Gustafson" is code for "I drank too much nyQuil
> before posting"?
>
.. (sigh) why do I bother...
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