Fred,
I'll have to try to find my order forms but I don't think I still have them.
How I did it was open up every bag and measure almost everything inside and
made a chart by diameter/thread-pitch, head type and length and put check
marks for each bolt/screw needed. Laborious and boring but I didn't run
short as I usually added about 3-5 xtra for everything for the most common
sizes and I still use the xtras many years later and they came in handy for
a variety of things around the house and on other cars. I did the same for
the nuts needed. I automatically added lockwashers for everything and some
special lock washers also.
Like Ross I bought drawers to seperate and keep everything nice and neat and
it was easy to restore my car as I didn't have to search all over the place
for the sizes needed.
BTW, I ordered from MSC in PA. Tel No. is 1-800-359-7166. They do sell
metric.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us>
To: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>; "datsunmike"
<datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: Nuts & Bolts
> Mike,
>
> Talk about useful information. Thanks!!! Ever think about putting together
> a package and selling it to those of us doing frame-off projects?
(Please?)
>
> Fred - So.SF
>
> ______________________________ Reply Separator
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> >Subject: Nuts & Bolts
> >Author: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
> >Date: 12/28/2000 6:08 PM
> >
> >I replaced all the nuts and bolts, except for the load bearing suspension
> >bolts, with stainless steel. Cost? About $200-300 approximately.
Definitely
> >worth the $$$$$. Keep all screws in baggies as they are taken off and
then
> >order new ones and then match them up. You cam also polish the
bolts/screws
> >to look like chrome if you so desire.
> >
> >Really, are you going to do a frame off and then put on rusty nuts and
> >bolts and that's providing you didn't snap many trying to get off 30YO
> >rusted steel or loose them in the black hole.
> >
> >I had all other bits replated with zinc. Cost about $260. That's with all
> >carb parts and intake, brake lines and almost everything else.
> >
> >As for the side trim I went to a body supply shop and was able to find
> >plastic moulding clips and used SS nuts and bolts w/them and never have
to
> >worry about those junky moulding clips rusting on my shiny paint.
> >
> >I also purchased nylon washers to be used under some of the top snaps and
> >under the fender pan head screws to protect the paint also.
> >
> >Mike
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