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4th May 2013, 10:55 AM
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Are you saying I am a tad fussy Paul....the first piccy is just for you Lawrence.
decided to put my roll bar on as is was probably the safest place for it, needless to say the holes did not match up and it needed a little persuasion to get the bolts in.     
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#452
5th May 2013, 01:23 AM
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Thanks Kev I can sleep now
 As I’ve said before great looking car hope mine will be up to that standard.
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#453
5th May 2013, 07:33 PM
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How much is a tad ?
 Eye for detail and you know what you want......need I say more. 
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#454
6th May 2013, 05:01 PM
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cheers Paul...anyways....time to start chucking some fg bits on.....started where everybody else does .....nosecone find it is a nice tight fit and even managed to get enough under the front to get some twin thread self tappers in.....same on the top so now I have that held on I can now measure up for the bonnet, scuttle and firewall.
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#455
6th May 2013, 10:17 PM
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I would use rivnuts for the nose, it goes on and off way too often. Or is the thread cut by self-tappers strong enough?
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#456
7th May 2013, 10:20 AM
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I would agree with you totally if the self tappers I am using were ordinary but they are not, they have a twin screw design so I am drilling a 3mm hole and the screws are 5mm so they give away a whole 2mm to the holding thread, I only need to be careful where they are near a weld as the metal is slightly tempered, in which case I use one to cut a thread then discard it and use a new one to hold.
Rear panel and a side to go on today so pretty much flying at the mo and really enjoying seeing it evolve into a Roadster.
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#457
7th May 2013, 01:02 PM
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My nose cone is held on with 4 x M5 cap head bolts, going into some rivnuts. Hasn't even needed tweaking in several hundred miles and motorway speeds.
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#458
7th May 2013, 05:52 PM
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I know what you are saying DZ but it is just the way I like to do things and it is not usually run o the mill....I know it would have been just as good to use rivnuts ....it is just my mindset that I like to have fasteners along full lengths more fool me for giving myself extra work
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#460
7th May 2013, 09:21 PM
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Quote:
 The only thing I would say is it would make it harder to adjust with so many fixings if needed. Cars looking great and really coming on.
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