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Re: Where to purchase fasteners for your Mopar Resto?
[Re: vinnyd76]
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11/20/14 08:44 PM
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I'm just trying to see where everyone is purchasing fasteners, nuts, clips etc... for their Mopar restoration. I want to see who has quality parts, period correct identification at a reasonable cost.
Thank you in advance for your assistance!
Vinny
I have never bought original hardware, I always got it from parts cars if I didn't save or have the originals.
RT specialties can supply you or send you to the right source.
It'd be cheaper and better to buy a parts car IMO if you have room.
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Re: Where to purchase fasteners for your Mopar Resto?
[Re: AndyF]
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11/21/14 02:06 AM
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 Example: The following pics are of exhaust manifold bolts for a survivor 1971 340 engine, never apart. BOTH style bolts you see came on this engine, one I call a "Dogbone" head marking, the other being an "M" head. If you buy AMK replacements which are sold as "Factory correct" by most sellers, all of the bolt head markings will be the same, and they will have an "H" on the heads (some Mopar exhaust manifolds DID have "H" head bolts, just not MY example). So, for the 340 I have, they'd be incorrect, but they are dimensionally correct and would work.
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Re: Where to purchase fasteners for your Mopar Resto?
[Re: sixty7gtx]
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11/21/14 01:28 PM
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Quote:
Frank Batlson. I bought a complete set for my HEMI motor
Frank Badelson sells AMK hardware (like most everyone else).
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Re: Where to purchase fasteners for your Mopar Resto?
[Re: AndyF]
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11/22/14 06:43 AM
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AMK is by far the best source there is out there, but even so, on my car only about 25% of the bolts (without captive washers) and machine screws (with captive washers) appear in their catalog with all the exact same attributes such as head marking and captive washer diameter.
I did use their excellent catalog with photos of each of their items as a base line for listing all my fasteners, saving me from making photos in most cases. The reason I made a list is so the fasteners can be bulk re-plated and then put back where they came from.
For a nuts and bolts restoration, in many cases, but not all, you can use generic nuts, washers, and tapping screws because the originals were generic. It's mostly just the head markings of bolts and machine screws that are an issue.
Being knowledgeable about AMK's website and listings has been a big help.
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Re: Where to purchase fasteners for your Mopar Resto?
[Re: DRJDVM]
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11/24/14 04:32 AM
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Understood. Post your questions, and I'll bet the forum will help.
I'll be pulling my crank bolt soon, and then I'll know the full details. It's a 340 but may be the same as BB.
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Re: Where to purchase fasteners for your Mopar Resto?
[Re: vinnyd76]
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11/25/14 04:45 AM
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What AMK offers is on page 198 here: http://www.amkproducts.com/Catalog_PDF/196-201.pdfSays C-8204 crankshaft damper for 383/440 and C-8059 crankshaft damper for SB & 426 Hemi, includes 1 hex bolt and 1 flat washer, 1964-1974, $8 each, with no description of size nor head markings. So now we know 383 and 440 are the same and SB and 426 are the same, and, as posted, the C-8204 has a triangle on the head and not an LE. As mentioned above, the bolt might have the correct head marking only for certain models, years, or plants and not others. If you just want the right size, thread, and material spec, these bolts should work. Minimum order is $30.
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