Well, everything...sorta.
Hate to say it, but you'll be finding metric bolts and screws in the oddest
places, usually dark, cramped, uncomfortable places that are at the other
side of the garage from your metric tools. Don't ask me how I know this.
I've also worked on a couple other 67s recently and I don't think there was
any clear cutoff for the SAE to metic conversion on these things. If there
was, then mechanics past needing to re-tap a bolthole would automatically
use metric dies cause, hey Vern, it's one o'them furrin cars :)
Paul Bauman
Westminster, CA
67 1600
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Conley
Phillips
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 6:33 PM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Nuts and Bolts
Hi all --
As an aside, I had a guy tell me back in 1969 or 1970 that he'd read an
article (source unknown, but he was a mechanic by trade) that said a
study had been done by SAE to determine fastener strength. The
consensus was that SAE fine thread fasteners were significantly stronger
than SAE coarse due to the reduced disruption in the 'grain' (if you will)
of
the material involved. I don't know if that's true, but it sure sounded
right
to me.
At any rate I've noticed in the clean up of my recently purchased
Roadster (1967 1600) I'm encountering a lot of fine threads (vice coarse)
in the fasteners. And so far, everything has been SAE... not metric.
Guess I don't need to drag out my old VW toolset. Woohoo!
-- lonestar
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