[DeTomaso] Nut Inserts for Air dam install

[Doug Braun]

John,

	The 10-24 or 1/4-20 versions are definitely strong enough to hold an air
dam on.  Certainly better than plain old sheet metal screws through the
valence.  I've used these in many applications and I haven't had a problem
with them spinning after installation.  I've only had a few that wanted to
start spinning while compressing.  They don't spin after proper installation
because the wings fold out in the back to a greater diameter than other
types of blind nuts.  The downside with the wing spread is you can't locate
them close to an inside corner or edge.

The other option is this nifty inexpensive tool that was mentioned on the
forum a while back which will allow you to install RivNUTs.
http://www.rivetnuttool.com

Doug Braun
blue 73 L #5505

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of John Maffeo
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 3:51 PM
To: mail list Pantera
Subject: [DeTomaso] Nut Inserts for Air dam install


I am getting ready to install my front air dam and I have a question about
nut inserts. The air dam came with nut certs that require a special
installation tool that I don't have. I could buy one, but I ran accross a
different nut cert that doesn't require an installation tool. It looks like
this:


http://oemfasteningsystems.thomasnet.com/viewitems/pop-jack-nuts/pop-jack-nu
t-threaded-inserts?&forward=1

  Do these look like they are strong enough to hold the air dam on?

  thanx,

  John