Somebody 'buggered' your body if you have metric bolts on it. I rebuilt my
entire body using stainless SAE bolts.
I guess you could say the USA had a slight influence on Japan - as well as
Britain.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Graeme Suckling" <graemes@saonline.com.au>
To: "'Lee Ehinger'" <Lehinger@fwi.com>; "Datsun Roadsters List (E-mail)"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 5:38 PM
Subject: RE: Pre 67.5 suspension question...
> Lee, my 65 SP310 has a mix of metric on the body proper and UNF/UNC on
> the chassis, suspension and engine.
> You Americans must have influenced the Japanese Industry post war and
> they got a bit confused!
> I even had to go and buy as set of SAE wrenches to work on the thing.
> Regards,
> Graeme Suckling
> 1965 SP310 - under construction
> 1971 P510 4 door - daily driver, original owner
> 1972 P510 2 door - in storage
> 1973 HS30/240Z - re-building
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