Claude -
SU Midel in Australia sells them. www.sumidel.com
Cheers,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
--- Claude Vaughn <dncvaughn@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Listers,
>
> I have two stripped studs on my BN2 intake manifold.
>
> The studs that the carbs bolt to. They're not
> available anywhere I've tried
> (Moss/AHSpares/VB/Surgeons). I also cannot find a
> die
> to match. The studs appear to be 3/8 20tpi. I've
> looked in Grainger/Craftsman/HD catalogs and nobody
> has a die that size. I'm going to a machine shop
> Monday and see if they can rethread them. My fear
> is
> that the machine shop will not have the proper die.
> I
> hate to grind off the ends if there is another
> alternative. I also hate to try and force one of my
> new bolts onto it in the hopes of rethreading it and
> only boogering it up more. Are these studs some
> super
> secret size? I only said they "appear to be" 3/8
> 20.
> I would assume that if they actually were that the
> die
> would be readily available. Please let me know if
> that is the actual size. I can't wait to try out my
> new Curto-ized carbs.
>
> Thanks,
> Claude
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