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hood insert hardware

Post by roelbest » Sun Oct 20, 2013 6:13 am

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Anyone know where I can get new hardware to fasten the hood callouts on my ' 72?
There are 4 flared 'hollow' spacers with thread and a small nut on the inside
Include a pic of the old broken bits.
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Re: hood insert hardware

Post by roelbest » Sun Oct 20, 2013 6:21 am

for some reason cannot upload the pic this morning, and it is small enough......

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Re: hood insert hardware

Post by 72RoadRunnerGTX » Sun Oct 20, 2013 12:01 pm

R/T Specialties, Bell nuts.
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Re: hood insert hardware

Post by rr6pak » Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:47 pm

72RoadRunnerGTX wrote:R/T Specialties, Bell nuts.
I'm looking at those as well. If I remember, you'll need four of them. What about the other fasteners and how many? I looked at R/T to try and find the others but didnt see them.

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Re: hood insert hardware

Post by 72RoadRunnerGTX » Sun Oct 20, 2013 11:29 pm

Looks like six of these 10-24 captured washer nuts as well. Looks like a pretty close reproduction.
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Re: hood insert hardware

Post by rr6pak » Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:04 am

72RoadRunnerGTX wrote:Looks like six of these 10-24 captured washer nuts as well. Looks pretty like a pretty close reproduction.
Looks pretty goox to me. Thanks Doug!

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Re: hood insert hardware

Post by roelbest » Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:11 pm

Thanks Doug, that is the nut!!
I appreciate the help :)
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Re: hood insert hardware

Post by rr6pak » Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:23 pm

Just ordered the bell nuts and the others. Tom also has the screws for the rear tail lights. Just FYI

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Re: hood insert hardware

Post by rr6pak » Fri Oct 25, 2013 10:12 am

Recieved the bell nuts and the other nuts for the call outs from R/T yesturday. Also ordered the correct screws for the tail light lenses from them as well. WOW.

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Post by KentuckyBlueBird » Sat Oct 26, 2013 11:00 pm

RR6PAK, did your taillight screws fit your lenses good and snug? I ordered mine from R/T specialties as well and mine were too long. I also ordered all new bell nuts for my hood inserts and they were too thick to start on my original studs.

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Re: hood insert hardware

Post by rr6pak » Sun Oct 27, 2013 9:19 am

KentuckyBlueBird wrote:RR6PAK, did your taillight screws fit your lenses good and snug? I ordered mine from R/T specialties as well and mine were too long. I also ordered all new bell nuts for my hood inserts and they were too thick to start on my original studs.
I didn't know there was an issue with the bell nuts or the tail light screws. It will be a while till I know the fit of them since the car is all stripped and at the body shop. I can take one of the new bell nuts and compare with to one of the old ones. Sorry, that's the best I know right now. Hope there isn't an issue because this will be another issue of parts not fitting right :(

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Re: hood insert hardware

Post by Eric » Sat Nov 02, 2013 12:56 pm

KentuckyBlueBird wrote:RR6PAK, did your taillight screws fit your lenses good and snug? I ordered mine from R/T specialties as well and mine were too long. I also ordered all new bell nuts for my hood inserts and they were too thick to start on my original studs.
Sad thing is I talked Tom into making the tail light screws and even gave him an original. How the repops came out too long I have no idea. At least the thread pitch is correct. You can cut them off, tap them, and they're fine.
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Re: hood insert hardware

Post by rr6pak » Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:04 pm

Eric wrote:
KentuckyBlueBird wrote:RR6PAK, did your taillight screws fit your lenses good and snug? I ordered mine from R/T specialties as well and mine were too long. I also ordered all new bell nuts for my hood inserts and they were too thick to start on my original studs.
Sad thing is I talked Tom into making the tail light screws and even gave him an original. How the repops came out too long I have no idea. At least the thread pitch is correct. You can cut them off, tap them, and they're fine.
If that's the case Eric, I'll have to do that.

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Re: hood insert hardware

Post by 72Rdrnner » Mon Dec 22, 2014 12:16 am

72RoadRunnerGTX wrote:R/T Specialties, Bell nuts.
FYI, the originals looked like this. (on the left)

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On the right is what I machined out of aluminum. The original ones would rust as they trapped any water that came down through the holes. The ones I made let the water run throught.
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