Restoring a SJ van body.
Re: Restoring a SJ van body.
all the philips head bolts should be fine to swap to SS, they are just holding interior stuff, nothing structural. just don't go swapping the normal bolts out for SS
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Re: Restoring a SJ van body.
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HuwJones
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Re: Restoring a SJ van body.
It's only the bits in the body I'm replacing with stainless. Body, transfer box, gearbox and suspension bolts will be new 8.8 grade bolts, plastered with copper anti-seize compound.Ladaman wrote:Be careful if changing load carrying fasteners to SS. SS ones are very weak compared to normal grade 8.8 and better bolts. They will be fine for doors and things like that.
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Re: Restoring a SJ van body.
Well, bit more progress tonight.
Everything is out apart from seat belts, pedals, steering column bracket, master cylinder, engine and gearbox. It will hopefully be a bare shell by the end of the weekend. Once I get a regulator for the new MIG welder I can start patching up!
Huw
Everything is out apart from seat belts, pedals, steering column bracket, master cylinder, engine and gearbox. It will hopefully be a bare shell by the end of the weekend. Once I get a regulator for the new MIG welder I can start patching up!
Huw
There's three ways of doing things,
1) The Right Way,
2) The Wrong Way
3) My Way.
2 & 3 are usually the same.
1) The Right Way,
2) The Wrong Way
3) My Way.
2 & 3 are usually the same.
Re: Restoring a SJ van body.
be careful with this as well, as too much antiseize will cause all your nuts to vibrate of your bolts. just use it sparingly mateHuwJones wrote:It's only the bits in the body I'm replacing with stainless. Body, transfer box, gearbox and suspension bolts will be new 8.8 grade bolts, plastered with copper anti-seize compound.
Huw
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Re: Restoring a SJ van body.
I only use anti seize where the bolt is 'in' something, not on the threads. It's easy to grind nuts off if they rust on, but it can get a bit messy if you cut it off and have to thrash the living daylights out of the bolts!
Huw
Huw
There's three ways of doing things,
1) The Right Way,
2) The Wrong Way
3) My Way.
2 & 3 are usually the same.
1) The Right Way,
2) The Wrong Way
3) My Way.
2 & 3 are usually the same.