In a message dated 97-08-12 16:10:03 EDT, 105671.471@compuserve.com (David
Massey) writes:
> Sirmoog,
>
> The guy is full of, of, of IT. (Just trying to keep it clean.) What
> he probably said was Whitworth but he is wrong they are standard SAE
> fine thread bolts - 5/16 UNF I think. Or 3/8 UNF. I did the same
> thing a few years ago and had no problem getting the bolts I needed.
> Any full service hardware store will carry UNF bolts in grade 5 which
> are all you need for the job. Check with another hardware store.
>
> Dave (the hardware store near my house has all the bolts I need) Massey
>
Just a note to reinforce what Dave said -- I know that TR's after 1964 (and
maybe for sometime before) had no Whitworth nuts and bolts. If a
mechanic/parts guy starts talking that way with you, beware.
Also TR4's have standard (Society of Automotive Engineers - SAE) American
hardware, not metric. By the way, the US is one of only a relatively few
nations which still use the English System of measurement (yes that is what
inches, feet, yards are - although the Brits went metric in the '80's). So
for our '60's cars - good old American nuts and bolts fit right up. When
someone tells you that your TR4 needs metric hardware because it is a
"foreign" car, he is wrong. Cheers.
Art Kelly '64TR4 CT33118L (original owner)
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