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| | | Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 41 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 41 | Can anyone compile a list of nuts and bolts needed to put my truck back together? Fenders, grill, latches, hinges, etc. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 41 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 41 | It is a '57 chevy 3100. Sorry about that. | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | Back together after what? Paint? Patching? You didn't keep the old hardware?  Get a 1/4-20, 5/16-18, 3/8-16, 7/16-14 bolt and start trying them in the various threads, captive nuts or clearance holes and make a list of length and quantity. Not that hard. Some will be screws, 100 deg and 82 deg flat heads and Pan heads.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. - William Penn
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,399 Gas Pumper | | Gas Pumper Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,399 | Working as a parts picker for Jim Carter back in the day, I took apart probably 100's of AD trucks and decided a long time ago that I am going with stainless steel hardware on my restorations. Pulling trucks apart without electricity means alot of bad words and wasted time spent with rusted nuts and bolts. So, there is a specialty place that sells only stainless..
Totally Stainless
and there is my favorite hardware outlet of all time because not only does it do stainless, but everything else and it keeps my information in their system so I can very quickly get anything I want in almost any quantity I want..
McMaster-Carr
Neither are the cheapest but between them they have almost every piece of hardware on the truck. No clutch heads, but button heads are very suitable substitutes.
They even have single drill bits in every size imaginable, and so much more. Check it out. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,393 | Geez, Deve, do I agree with you. I am fortunate to have McMaster-Carr in my state, so next day delivery is the norm for me. I have been to Totally Stainless. I wish they had a retail outlet, but they try to be fair to their franchisees. They are great in assembling an odd ball kit that may not be in their catalog. Very knowledgeable tech support. I always make it a habit of talking with them at Hershey or Carlisle.
Drew
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 623 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 623 |
"When I rest, I rust"
1951 3100 5 window w/ '56 235
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | Frnky4fngc, for what its worth dept..... I finally wised up after the first truck. Here in town we have Carson Nut & Bolt but they sell boxes of 100 and a little pricey. I've found that I can take one bolt/washer/nut to Ace Hardware and buy a small boxes of 50, and at a good price. Its the best way for me personally but may not be for everyone but in the end it makes a lot of sense for me and saves time and gas. A few years ago I also invested in a 72 nut/bolt bin that I did buy from Carson Nut/Bolt and labeled it. However, one of the better investments was the Thread Checker I bought. I have used it more than I ever dreamed. Someone here on the bolt posted this link a while back but here it is again. http://www.threadtoolsupply.com/inch-metric-thread-checker.htmlChristmas is coming for those asking you what you want! | | |
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