What was unusual about those plate mount bolts(shiny chrome with a domed head)
was that they were coarse thread. I almost never see coarse thread fasteners
on this car. Sadly, any bolts I see in hardware stores are corase threads. Yet,
it seemed to fit fine when I put the nut-plate on the vise and screwed it in.
Perhaps I'll just get all new parts altogether on the next catalog order. I'm
just glad the rattle was that simple to fix.
Hopefully the ragtop hardware isn't too difficult to get parts for. The metal
on some of the washer/nut things seems to be incredibly soft and
malleable(sp?).
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> It sounds like some careless PO has buggered up the threads in those little
> net-plate things in the body. I hope you are not trying to use the wrong
>size
> bolt!
> Be sure that the PO has not accidentally substituted a metric bolt, etc.
>
> Yes, the other 2 holes are for the hardtop. If those unused nut-plates
>rattle
> around
> work a bit of caulking or bubble-gum around them.
>
> When I got my car years and years ago, I went over the soft-top frame and
> replaced
> several missing bolts, nuts and nylon washers. It greatly improved its
> operation.
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