You should be able to find a piece of 5/16" (or maybe it's 3/8" - sorry I can't measure it right now.) steel rod at a local hardware and thread both ends.

Or give Mar-K a call and see if they'll sell you the rod.


Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.