Terrible Tom wrote:
>
> 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...
>
Er, that might be the intoxicant of your choice [that is bothering you]...
Love ya bro...
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