[DeTomaso] Firewall bolts

[Mike Drew]

Ooh, be very careful with that. 

One of the last jobs the guy working on my car did back in 1993 was to try to retap the holes. Apparently he lost the bolts and figured it would be easier to just retap the holes for a coarse thread bolt. 

Wrong. 

The welded nut broke free from the backing plate and left the tap and the nut spinning freely. It was a huge nightmare to resolve. 

So be VERY careful there.

Mike

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> On Nov 5, 2021, at 21:15, Larry Finch via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
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> Mike,
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> M11 bolts at McMaster Carr? Nope.
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> M11 bolts at Aircraft Spruce? Nope. 
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> M11 taps at Home Depot? Yup!!!??
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> Why one can easily find taps but not bolts is certainly a mystery.
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> But………. Mike, you are now certainly old enough to realize that you should never say never. :-)
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> Actually, head bolt applications seem to have multiple manufacturers now utilizing M11 bolts.  
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> We now return you to your normal program.
> 
> Larry
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