I lost one of the spring steel clips that hold the '3100' emblems on the side of the hood, and I'm having trouble finding any reference to them. I've checked every catalog I have, and they all have the emblems, but there's not even a mention of the fasteners. I don't even know what the proper name for them is. I'm talking about the rectangular steel clips with a star punched in them. About 1/2" x 3/4" I think. Anybody know what their actually called or where I can get a couple of them? Next step is digging through JEGS or Summit Racing's site. Thanks, all!
"When I rest, I rust" 1951 3100 5 window w/ '56 235
The original maker was Tinnerman. I've always called them Tinnerman's. Other names : Speed nuts, speed clips.......CLICK Home Depot has some and of course McMaster and FLAPS.
OR is this kind of what you want? Post pic of rear of your emblem. Center hood emblem or side "CHEVROLET" emblems?
Yep, that's them (the Tinnerman spring fastener). Now i'll just have to find somewhere that sells 2 or 3 at a time. I definitely don't need 5,000 of them, though. Not in 100 lifetimes. Thanks, though. That answers my question.
"When I rest, I rust" 1951 3100 5 window w/ '56 235
I am still not sure what you need. The link I posted shows an emblem for front of hood. That is a different ballgame so.............. You did say a flat piece with a start cut. So I posted one. Without sounding negative, how do you know what is looks like? If you have one, you would have posted it by now. I didn't get answers to my questions. That's OK, sounds like you are sure it's a tinnerman you need. I'm just saying you may be guessing because you said "I think".
The hood emblem that lost it's nut is one of the '3100' emblems on the sides of the hood. Last time I painted the hood, I found it had one off, so I ran some threads on the two posts and used lock washers and nuts. One of them must have vibrated off, so that's what I'm looking for. The other side still has it's original timmerman clips. The hose sounds like a good idea, but it seems with all that heat in there they would eventually dry out and fall off, too. but I may try that anyway. Thanks, guys.
"When I rest, I rust" 1951 3100 5 window w/ '56 235
I'm getting old. I can't believe I didn't remember I had Chevrolet emblems on there instead of 3100 emblems. After 8 years owning this thing, and a daily driver, no less. And I just took them off the other day, too! Well, like Bette Davis, the actress, once said- "Growing old ain't for sissies!" Man, that's the truth.
"When I rest, I rust" 1951 3100 5 window w/ '56 235
You should be able to find those in any decent hardware store. I believe I have seen them in the bins they have in our local hardware. I recall that mine (also the "Chevrolet" emblem used on '51's) had the "hat" style nuts on them - a hex nut stamped out of spring steel with an integral washer, similar to these but not push-on. I'd have to dig them out of my parts storage box to verify though.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 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.
Sounds like one side has "push on" retainers and that side is OK. Sounds like you modified the other side's stud to be threaded and used a nut of some kind. The nut came off. So wouldn't you just get another nut like the one that fell off?
Generally speaking Tinnermans are stationary. They are used with a screw that can turn into them. Generally they are not push on.
At this point I don't know if you need a push on or thread on style.
Tinnerman makes a "Pal nut" that threads on and they make an "axle nut" that pushes on. There are other names for these retainers. You will just have to go to a good hardware store with your emblem and play in the toy box.
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Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 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.
After going to NAPA yesterday and buying a bag of 50 hat type nuts which, although they were labeled 3/16" for the stud, the hole was too small, so I took them back. On the way there I stopped by O'reilly's, and they didn't even know what I was talking about. Then I headed over to my local Ace hardware store, as klhansen suggested, and low and behold, there they were. 55 cents each, which beat $9 for a whole bag of nuts I'd probably have sitting on my tool bench forever. So, the emblems are on and the job is as done as it's gonna get. Thanks, everybody. This forum never fails to help me.
"When I rest, I rust" 1951 3100 5 window w/ '56 235
Just seen this thread, if ever needed again that GM #3695282 Speed nut shown on FAM Sect. 11 Sheet 7 , is a group 8.921 Item, , nut, stamped steel. 3/16 in rod. The modern day equivalent is a Hillman #10 Flat Speed Nut # 881233 and can be found at Lowes. Don't ask me how much time and effort it took to figure that out. Its an affliction.....no cure, Well there is one but I'm not ready to go there just yet.
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