Hi Dave,
For bolts and such try these people. Warning, I haven't used them yet
so tread with care.
http://www.mrcybermall.com/machine_tool_parts
As for jack stands let me know what you find out. I'm fix'n,(that's
Texan for gettin ready) to tear into my TD also. It's time for a
complete rebuild from the frame up.
Rick
DGeis@aol.com wrote:
>
> This list has been pretty quiet lately. Maybe the following will generate
> some response.
>
> I am in the process of rebuilding my 53 TD. The car has been woefully
> mistreated by DPO's. For example, there are three different kinds of bolts
> holding the fan blades and the two that match are the wrong kind. Many bolts
> are missing, studs have been replaced by bolts, etc. I seem to find lots of
> discussion of, and adequate sources for BSF fasteners for the body, but I
> haven't found any sources for, or much written about the peculiar metric bolts
> for the engine. I have two rebuild manuals (Schach and Green) and I don't see
> any mention of this subject. Does this mean that it is not a problem, or does
> it mean that it is an insurmountable problem? Do restorers substitute
> something else, do they have a source of the so-called Nuffield metrics or
> what? Can "Metric fine" bolts (i.e. 8mm X1mm metric fine) be substituted?
> Are some bolts in the engine compartment BSF? (For example those that attach
> the horns, fuel pump, coil, etc.
>
> Subject two: Currently the car is on jack stands located at the front and
> rear of the level part of the frame. I would like to raise the car a bit more
> to make the underside more accessible and jack stands make me a bit nervous
> anyway. I have been thinking of building some timber supports. The rear one
> would be where the rear jack stands are with enough base to make it stable.
> The front one is the question. I thought it could be a single support about
> 15" side to side and 6" front to back. It would be bolted to the front cross
> member utilizing the existing holes. (What are these holes for anyway?) The
> question is whether supporting the front in this manner will unduly wrack the
> frame.
>
> Any thoughts, particularly on the bolts, will be appreciated. --Dave G.
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