Tim,
Don't know about "Tri-metal," but I just put a roll cage in my Integra
GS-R. And the ancillary hardware I bought was all grade 8. Don't know
why but it was all that gold color. In fact I can tell the grade 5
(shipped with the cage) from the grade 8 by color alone. Tri-metal
sounds like marketing crap, but I think you got the right thing. Grade
8 is good on something that is holding you away from the asphalt.
If you want a higher grade of hardware, try the Pegasus Racing catalog.
1-800-688-6946. They sell "aircraft grade" fasteners that, fron what I
can tell, are like Grade 8 materials-wise but lack the extra threads
(just enough for two flat washers and a nylock nut). It's a little
pricey but probably worth it, I'm doing the cage this way and when I get
the time to do the suspension (among other things) in the B I'll use
this stuff.
Hope this helps, and listers if this is too geeky my apologies...
Tim Nagy wrote:
>
> Upon tearing down the spring pans of my 72'B, I noticed that the bolts
> were pretty ragged, cruddy, and have seen better days. So to the Sears
> Hardware store I went. They had grade 8, "Tri-Metal" bolts, split
> washers, and nuts in many sizes.
>
> Bought enough to rebuild both spring pans for under $3.50.
>
> Here are the questions. They look like the gold colored "Titanium"
> drill bit you see. Is this a similar coating? What's with the
> "Tri-Metal".
>
> The fastener section look the same at Sears as any other store-look like
> same supplier for most stores in are, so it's not just a Sears thing.
>
> I liked them 'coz they even looked sharp against the black paint, and
> being from Pittsburgh, gotta love that "Black and Gold!" (Steelers and
> Penguins!)
>
> Tim
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Karl Shultz
95 Integra GS-R - Cage/Konis/R-1s in CSP
73 MGB -Rust, Electrical Issues, In no shape to race
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