Anyone have a source for the tall #10 acorn palnuts....
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.....as used on '69 side marker housings, '69 GTX quarter panel emblems and so on? None of the usual suppliers seem to have them. There are some #8s out there but I need the larger #10. Any known sources or leads? Do not need to be exact original-appearing just have to function and it would be nice if they look fairly close. I thought they were being reproduced but damned if I can find anything…. TIA
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Call these guys, https://rainbowboltsupply.com/catalog If they are available they will know. They are not listed in their catalog though.
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Amk USED to make them . But discontinued them several years ago, No idea why.
But you best bet is going to be either RT Specialties or Restoration Specialties . If they dont have them, No ones does
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Megapartsusa.com has them. Set of 8 for $20 USD. I just bought a set and they appear to be a spot-on match. Paul p/n MP-SMN139
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Megapartsusa.com has them. Set of 8 for $20 USD. I just bought a set and they appear to be a spot-on match. Paul p/n MP-SMN139 Wrong ones. Those are for a machine thread style They are incorrect for the ops intended use
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.....as used on '69 side marker housings, '69 GTX quarter panel emblems and so on?
None of the usual suppliers seem to have them. There are some #8s out there but I need the larger #10.
Any known sources or leads?
Do not need to be exact original-appearing just have to function and it would be nice if they look fairly close. I thought they were being reproduced but damned if I can find anything….
TIA
Here U go.. Classic carries, made by AMK... Just my $0.02.... https://www.classicindustries.com/product/6027352.html
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Re: Anyone have a source for the tall #10 acorn palnuts....
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They came up very early in the search. They will probably snap the studs off if forced on. Wrong size. Those are #8. I need #10. T boomer is sending me a bag of used ones of various sizes, I'll check/maybe sacrifice one and see if I can modify the #8 versions to work, but I'd really rather not mess around just get the right stuff to begin with. If I can come up with a handful of good ones then I'll use those in the visible areas and switch to flat palnuts with a dab of 3m strip caulk for everything else. It'll be functional, at least, which is the important thing. I don't understand why this is no longer made, the car is only 55 years old {/sarcasm]
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Wrong size. Those are #8. I need #10.
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tom at r/t specialties is unresponsive so far.
I'm not expecting to find anything at this point.
Hard "no" from Dante who suggested tom.
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If they're #10, yeah, those are the Unicorn Teeth.
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Re: Anyone have a source for the tall #10 acorn palnuts....
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have you tried removing the #8 generic looking nut and seeing if a #10 will fit in the outside cap. there are likely a multitude of sources for the nuts Looking at the following website shows nuts for a 5/32 stud and 3/16 stud both having a 3/8 hex. if I'm thinking correctly a #10 usually measures about .187 or 3/16. #8 is 5/32 or about .164 So if one is able to swap the nut inside the housing 😁 LINKYthe above is just one site, I'm sure there are others Might just get lucky keep us posted
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I have a #10 that fell out because the acorn more or less rotted off.
Here’s a picture of it next to a #8 that has the right external dimension but The wrong nut inside it. The shell is 7/16 hex, the nut inside is 3/8 hex so Some of what’s holding it together is Forming on the edge of the “washer”.
Maybe I’m not feeling creative enough at the moment but not sure how I’d duplicate that Without investing in tooling.
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Re: Anyone have a source for the tall #10 acorn palnuts....
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I’ve come across 2 types of #8 as well, the smaller type and the larger which is the tricky one….because it’s the same on the exterior as the #10.
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