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=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I think I invented a new swear word last night in =
the garage.=C2=A0 I'm sure most of you have gotten creative in that area wh=
en working on your car.=C2=A0 I was bolting the engine mounts to the block =
of my BN2 last night assembled with all NEW rubber mounting pads.=C2=A0 To =
get all four bolts (two in the block and two on the front plate) lined up, =
the two UNF nuts that bolt the "L" shaped plate to the outside of the rubbe=
r block were removed to aid in getting the holes lined up.=C2=A0 The last t=
hing to do was to re-install the plate and tighten these two nuts.=C2=A0 To=
p one on, no problem.=C2=A0 While tightening the bottom one, POP!=C2=A0 The=
bottom nut flattened out the threads on the stud and just turned loosely i=
n place preventing the nut from tightening.=C2=A0 Good thing there were no =
small children in the garage at that time!=C2=A0 That's another complaint a=
bout these fasteners.=C2=A0 I had to send to British Tool and Fasteners for=
the four short BSF bolts that go into the block at the bottom of the engin=
e mount. =C2=A0 Not cheap.=C2=A0 Moss did not have them in that size for th=
e short length needed to fit the limited amount of threads in the block.=C2=
=A0 .=C2=A0 The four bolts and nuts that go through the front plate don't h=
ave to be BSF necessarily, but anything that is threaded to the block does.=
=C2=A0 Now another 14 bucks plus tax, plus shipping to Moss for another rub=
ber mounting block last night.=C2=A0 On a positive note, one engine mount i=
s finished and a new swear word is invented that I am sure will be heard wi=
thin the walls of my garage again.Mike MacLean
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<html><head></head><body><div class=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-fami=
ly:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir=3D"ltr=
" data-setdir=3D"false"> I think I invented a new s=
wear word last night in the garage. I'm sure most of you have gotten =
creative in that area when working on your car. I was bolting the eng=
ine mounts to the block of my BN2 last night assembled with all NEW rubber =
mounting pads. To get all four bolts (two in the block and two on the=
front plate) lined up, the two UNF nuts that bolt the "L" shaped plate to =
the outside of the rubber block were removed to aid in getting the holes li=
ned up. The last thing to do was to re-install the plate and tighten =
these two nuts. Top one on, no problem. While tightening the bo=
ttom one, POP! The bottom nut flattened out the threads on the stud a=
nd just turned loosely in place preventing the nut from tightening. G=
ood thing there were no small children in the garage at that time! Th=
at's another complaint about these fasteners. I had to send to Britis=
h Tool and Fasteners for the four short BSF bolts that go into the block at=
the bottom of the engine mount. Not cheap. Moss did not have =
them in that size for the short length needed to fit the limited amount of =
threads in the block. . The four bolts and nuts that go through=
the front plate don't have to be BSF necessarily, but anything that is thr=
eaded to the block does. Now another 14 bucks plus tax, plus shipping=
to Moss for another rubber mounting block last night. On a positive =
note, one engine mount is finished and a new swear word is invented that I =
am sure will be heard within the walls of my garage again.</div><div dir=3D=
"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Mike MacLean<br></div></div></body></html>
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