[DeTomaso] Parking Brake Bracket Move and installation

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  I just used a rivet nut tool and some rivet nuts for the first time yesterday and they are awesome!
 
 Got mine at McMaster-Carr (http://www.mcmaster.com/) for about $50. They have a full assortment of nuts as well. I purchased a set of tin-coated stainless nuts for my job. Cool stuff.
 
 -Chris
    
 -----Original Message-----
 From: Tborcich at msn.com
 To: detomaso at realbig.com; chrisvkimball at msn.com
 Sent: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 7:48 AM
 Subject: [DeTomaso] Parking Brake Bracket Move and installation
 
  Subject: [DeTomaso] parking brake bracket move

Chris,

I am in the process of moving my parking brake bracket also while installing the 
Armando oil pan, the Quella chassis brace and the Quella parking brake bracket, 
all with the engine in the car.

I have talked with the mechanic at Quella's shop and all you have to do is cut 
off the original parking brake bracket with the engine in or out of the car it 
doesn't matter...my engine is in. Then you drill four small holes in the main 
chassis tubes that run under the engine and ZF, and then install four nut 
inserts. The nut inserts are inserted into the chassis with a tool after you 
drill four holes in the chassis. The nut insert I have used in the past are 
aluminum inserts that have threads...you drill a hole, insert the nut insert 
into the hole, screw down on the nut insert with the tool you buy, which 
collapses the nut insert creating a large bulge inside the frame that then holds 
the nut insert in the frame permanently. You then bolt the new parking brake 
bracket on via the four nut-inserts. It's a pretty simple process. I've used nut 
inserts for 20 years and they are one of the handiest items you'll ever find. 
Some of the tools are hydralic or air driven, I have a real cheap hand tool that 
works great.

Here's a link that shows a before and after illustration and some of the tools 
to install...the first link show a cheap tool that I've never seen...might buy 
one of these.

http://www.rivetnuttool.com/<http://www.rivetnuttool.com/>

http://www.avdel.textron.com/brochures/pdfs/versa_nut_brochure.pdf<http://www.avdel.textron.com/brochures/pdfs/versa_nut_brochure.pdf>

http://www.textronfasteningsystems.com/eng_tools_f/prod_data/versanut.html<http://www.textronfasteningsystems.com/eng_tools_f/prod_data/versanut.html>

http://www.prifast.co.uk/nutsert_tools.htm<http://www.prifast.co.uk/nutsert_tools.htm>

Hope this helps.

Tom Borcich
#4382
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