Unfortunately, the only thing the PO saw in the hardware store was coarse
bolts, too. :-)
I got my top hardware a number of years ago from The Roadster Factory.
I am in the process of going over a '31 Ford Model A sedan. That car has 74
years of POs and
their sometimes-clumsy attempts to maintain it. There are incorrect fasteners
all
over the place. But fortunately the "A" is about the best-documented car in
history,
and virtually every fastener is available in the correct size and style, and
not at all expensive.
Doug
At 02:47 PM 10/31/2005 +0000, s1500@comcast.net wrote:
>What was unusual about those plate mount bolts(shiny chrome with a domed head)
>was that they were coarse thread. I almost never see coarse thread fasteners
>on this car. Sadly, any bolts I see in hardware stores are corase threads.
>Yet, it seemed to fit fine when I put the nut-plate on the vise and screwed it
>in. Perhaps I'll just get all new parts altogether on the next catalog order.
>I'm just glad the rattle was that simple to fix.
>
>Hopefully the ragtop hardware isn't too difficult to get parts for. The metal
>on some of the washer/nut things seems to be incredibly soft and
>malleable(sp?).
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