[Mgs] convertible top frame/hoodsticks

[Peter Chast]

Hey

I'm for an easy way. Why not a pop-rivit nut.
there are available kits of poprivit nuts in
various sizes. Bought mine for about 5$ at
(horrors) Harbor Freight.

Pete
Athens, NY

On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 05:40:49 -0500, Paul Hunt  
<paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>
> The trim panel, which means removal of all the bolts that side at least.
> Several of mine had stripped and torn loose when I restored it.  The deep
> nuts used on the 1/4-light assembly are at least twice as long and the  
> same
> thread and I reckoned they would resist stripping better.  Rather than  
> weld
> them back onto the body I welded them into a triangular plate which I  
> then
> held to the body with a small central screw.  It's true that until at  
> least
> one of the frame bolts is tight it pivots about a bit, but when all three
> are tight it isn't going anywhere, and has been secure for 17 years now.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> one the driver side of my 73 b roadster, the bottom screw/bolt is out.   
>> i
>> have the bolt, but the captive nut is gone.  what do i have to remove to
>> get
>> at the nut?
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