WST,
At work I use captive blind nuts to fasten magnetic locks to metal door
frames. The captive nuts have a 1/4-20 thread and should work fine on the
Bugeye sheet metal. You drill a 3/8" hole, insert the captive nut and use a
special tool to anchor it to the sheet metal. However, I don't know where
to buy them as the nuts I use are supplied with the locks. Second however,
I have some spares and spare tool in my truck. If this sounds like what you
are looking for I can send you a photo in a couple of hours and maybe even
get some to Peter's by Friday or Saturday.
Rick
(BHT's tire pumper-upper)
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From "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson at thicko.com>
To: "Spridget List" <spridgets@autox.team.net>; "Team-Thicko@Autox.Team.Net"
<team-thicko@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 10:44 AM
Subject: fastener advice
> OK all youse geniuses out there...
>
> I'm looking for fasteners for the rear section of my Ashley fastback
Bugeye
> hardtop. There are "L" brackets inside that need to anchor to the body.
What
> I need to do is drill holes in the boot area with prefereably some sort of
> captive threaded insert, rather than have to reach way the hell inside the
> boot when seeking to remove the top. Then, if I want to race it sans top,
I
> can do so easily.
>
> Point me toward a place that descibes of pictures something like I'm
looking
> for.
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