Hello,
I've heard a lot aabout these ARP bolts and studs. Where do you get them?
I'll be rebuilding my Midget engine in the next few weeks and would like
to do it "right". I was going to get the high grade bolts from Moss, but
if these are better I'd like to know who the supplier is.
Thanks,
Robert Weeks
Durham NC
1969 Midget
http://www.woozy.com/midget/
At 3:49 PM -0500 3/18/98, Littlesuzn wrote:
>Nina:
>I would go with the ARP bolts/studs for the head, main, rod and flywheel. Look
>at it as insurance. The old fasteners have probably been reused many times
>over, causing them to stretch to a point where the torque values are useless
>or at least compromised.
>The above fasteners, while not cheap when talking just dollars, are far less
>expensive than to redo the work if a main or rod bolt comes loose. Ball park
>figures for the fasteners are in the region of $200 or so for everything. You
>have to ask yourself, "myself, ' what would it cost me if the flywheel came
>loose' " or " but look at it this way, I saved $50 on rod bolts by reuseing
>the old ones..... now what was that price to regrind the crank, purchase a new
>rod, and what do you mean it went through the side of the block? "
>Think of it like a good pillow......... you get to sleep well at night.
>
>"Midget" Susan
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