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RE: captive nut ?? or something

To: Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com>, shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: captive nut ?? or something
From: jniolon@uss.com
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 14:52:10 -0500


I'm assuming that 'big ol' is a size descriptor   just a little smaller
than big ol honkin, right ?




Mark Miller <markm@tutsys.com> on 07/09/99 02:48:10 PM

To:   John Niolon/Fairfield/USX, cak@dimebank.com
cc:   shop talk mailing list <shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject:  RE: captive nut ?? or something




And remember to use big ol' washers to distribute the force where it
attaches to the floorboards.  Using more than two bolts per rail is another
good way to distribute the force.

Mark Miller


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> From:   cak@dimebank.com[SMTP:cak@dimebank.com]
> Reply To:    cak@dimebank.com
> Sent:   Friday, July 09, 1999 2:32 PM
> To:     jniolon@uss.com
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> Subject:     Re:  captive nut ?? or something
>
>
> How about tack welding the bolts into the square tubing, and then
> threading the nuts on from the bottom? The welds don't have to be
> big (don't want to undo the heat treat) to resist hand tightening torque.
>





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