[DeTomaso] DeTomaso Digest, Vol 60, Issue 7-Exhaust Bolts

[adin at frontier.net]

For some reason, no one commented on my comments regarding the number  
of exhaust "failures" at Fernely.  That one straight coming out of the  
"carousel-ish" turn was quite bumpy on line.

 From what I saw (ask Mike or Bob) there were several cars dragging  
mufflers. (I think I counted 5ive)

NOW is the time to get everything squared away for next year!

or not.


Quoting mikeldrew at aol.com:

> Bob,
>
> You wrote:
>
> I have been fighting keeping the Collector bolts
> on my 180's intack for a few years.... lock washers,
> double nuts never seem to keep them on in Race
> conditions... I can drive around town for months and
> then one trip to the Race Track or Hillclimb and things
> start coming apart... too much Vibration
> I finally drilled the bolts and wired them with castle nuts
> No problems at Reno except the lower bracket bolt on
> one side that was double nutted was missing when I came
> home... time to drill those bolts also.. just like my old dirt bikes
>
>>>> Bob--have you ever tried Stover nuts?
>
> I have never known a Stover nut to fail, no matter what.  Know what
> they are?
>
> http://coburnmyers.thomasnet.com/viewitems/nuts/stover-lock-nuts
>
> Much easier than the whole drilled-bolt-castle-nut affair, and they
> work great!
>
> Mike
>
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