Hey John,

Where did you get pre-drilled bolts for your oil pan?  I am very afraid to drill bolts this small.

Keith



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From: John Slade <sladerj@sbcglobal.net>
>  >John you mentioned that your oil pan bolts are wired. Are these all of
> the small 6mm bolts?
> Yes
>
>  >If so; how did you wire them?
> I bought drilled bolts with the right thread
>
>  >are they weaker because of this
> Probably in some small way, but they're not under a lot of stress.
>
>  >What type of mount are you using? Is it the bed mount that relies on
> the 6mm bolts?
> Custom made bed mount. It doesn't use the sump bolts.
>
>  >interesting that no one has mentioned or suggested the use of thread lock
> I went through three tubes of the stuff :)
>
> John
>
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