After I noticed that the threaded backing plate for the door hinges is not
very thick, it occurred to me that the reason they use screws instead of
bolts in the hinges might be to reduce the maximum torque that you can apply
to them, preventing strip-out. Does that make sense?
Michael Rowe
'74 Midget
'60 Bugeye kit
Long Island, NY
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