you can buy studs that will work at most
any large auto parts store. They carry a variety
of lengths even. You'll find them either in the red colored
'Help' packs or in amongst the V8 'pretty up' stuff.
The manifold end is coarse thread and the
carb end is fine thread.
Paul Tegler
ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Braun" <doug@dougbraun.com>
To: "M.G. Jones" <mowog73@hotmail.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Cc: "Adam Rodnitzky" <arodnitzky@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: SU Intake Manifold Studs Needed
> This is true only if some previous owner has lost the proper parts.
> There are supposed to be studs, and the outer part (that holds the
> nut) is supposed to be fine-threaded. I cannot say anything about
> the inner part, since I have never unscrewed my studs from the manifold.
> But I would not be surprised if they were coarse-threaded.
>
> The official part number is 105745. It might be worth a call to TRF to
> see if they have any. they are listed in their price list, but that
> does not mean a whole lot...
>
> With the proper studs instead of bolts, the carbs would be much easier to
install.
>
> Doug Braun
> '72 Spit
>
> At 01:49 PM 11/21/2003 +0000, M.G. Jones wrote:
> >Adam,
> >
> >The bolts that attach the carburettors to the manifold are just
coarse-thread bolts obtainable at any hardware store.
> >
> >Mark
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