> I don't understand it. I rebuilt almost my entire car using stainless SAE
> nuts and bolts including the tail lights and everything else. The frame
also
> uses SAE sized fittings, even the later ones as I have a 69 frame under my
> 66.
>
> BTW, the tail lights on my car are later ones and not the early type, as I
> bought them new many years ago.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Hatfield" <jhatfield@zianet.com>
> To: "Pam & Paul Bauman" <plhbauman@earthlink.net>; "Roadster List"
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 6:40 PM
> Subject: Re: going nuts!
>
>
> > Hi: Paul's question made me currious as I had allways assumed the
> > tail lite studs to be SAE. So I went to check and be sure, but it is
> > metric (one of very few things I ever found on my early 67). So try
> > a 5X0.9, also a 5/16" wrench fits the nuts, but then so does a #8
> > metric so go figure. Bill 66&67spls in NM
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Pam & Paul Bauman" <plhbauman@earthlink.net>
> > To: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 9:10 PM
> > Subject: going nuts!
> >
> >
> > > Took a break from interior and wiring struggles and started putting
> > my
> > > shiny, chromy bits back on the car. Things were looking great until
> > I hit
> > > the tail light and reflector assemblies. I can't seem to locate any
> > nuts in
> > > my dwindling (yay!) supply that will screw onto the studs sticking
> > out the
> > > backside of the assemblies. I don't see any real problem with the
> > threads,
> > > even under magnification. I have even tried new stainless nuts of
> > various
> > > SAE and metric sizes. No luck. The backup light assembly that goes
> > thru the
> > > rear bumper also has what appears to be the same threads as the
> > reflectors
> > > and it has not been plated at all, yet no nut shall pass! I
> > >
> > > 'm fed up with the buggers and need to chase the threads. What size
> > for the
> > > reflectors and tail lights? I recall that changes were made from SAE
> > to
> > > metric during certain years. Mine's an early 67.
> > >
> > > Paul Bauman
> > > Westminster, CA
> > > 67 1600
> > > http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=881168&a=6499541
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