69 nuts and bolts
10-23-2014, 11:57 AM
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69 nuts and bolts
I was curious, are all nuts and bolts for 1969 the same for say a Corvette and a C-10? Or any model? Obviously salvage yards generally don't have Corvettes but they may have a 69 pickup. If lets say I needed a starter bolt, would it be the same in a 69 C-10 327 as a Corvette 69 327? This is just an example.
10-23-2014, 12:07 PM
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I was curious, are all nuts and bolts for 1969 the same for say a Corvette and a C-10? Or any model? Obviously salvage yards generally don't have Corvettes but they may have a 69 pickup. If lets say I needed a starter bolt, would it be the same in a 69 C-10 327 as a Corvette 69 327? This is just an example.
10-23-2014, 12:34 PM
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My car is a 69 and I have found a lot of correctly marked bolts and some other parts such as the heater fan and even original T3 headlights on a 72 3/4 ton GMC that is rotting behind my barn. So I would say yes although the 69 327 Corvette may be a bit trickier lol J/K.
10-23-2014, 01:09 PM
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My car is a 69 and I have found a lot of correctly marked bolts and some other parts such as the heater fan and even original T3 headlights on a 72 3/4 ton GMC that is rotting behind my barn. So I would say yes although the 69 327 Corvette may be a bit trickier lol J/K.
10-23-2014, 01:12 PM
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Virtually any type of fastener on your 69 could be GM generic. When you consider how many vehicles a day GM turned out and how many nuts and bolts they needed to order for all GM makes, it becomes mind boggling.
Pricey, but the Corvette Parts & Illustration Catalog lists bolt and screw sizes for quite a lot of fasteners. You can get these in hard copy paper or on CD.
Pricey, but the Corvette Parts & Illustration Catalog lists bolt and screw sizes for quite a lot of fasteners. You can get these in hard copy paper or on CD.
10-23-2014, 01:38 PM
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When I was a teenager we used to take a lot of GM body bolts when we junked a car. Air ratchet a lot of them out, throw them in a bucket and use them later when repairing crashed cars. They were special bolts having an unthreaded lead on the end making them easy to start. Not many of those on the C3' though.
10-23-2014, 03:32 PM
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One thing I got from the old truck that I needed was a set of intake manifold bolts. The right head markings on them. Also a water pump stud. Just the few things I've taken from it must have added up to 1 or 2 hundred $. Those t3 headlights are 50 each maybe more now.
When I was a teenager we used to take a lot of GM body bolts when we junked a car. Air ratchet a lot of them out, throw them in a bucket and use them later when repairing crashed cars. They were special bolts having an unthreaded lead on the end making them easy to start. Not many of those on the C3' though.
When I was a teenager we used to take a lot of GM body bolts when we junked a car. Air ratchet a lot of them out, throw them in a bucket and use them later when repairing crashed cars. They were special bolts having an unthreaded lead on the end making them easy to start. Not many of those on the C3' though.
10-23-2014, 03:46 PM
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Hi mft,
If you look at a couple of the popular Camaro and Chevelle sites you'll see that often people there are looking for the same bolts and head marks as Corvette restorers are.
Also, the large Camaro and Chevelle suppliers have many of the same fasteners and other small items that were used on many GM cars.
So I'd say a junk yard might be a source, but you'd have to judge each fastener individually to ensure it'll do the job on your Corvette.
Regards,
Alan
A friend gave me a list of GM fastener suppliers that he developed, and there are over 150 companies on it.
Just in the year I'm interested in, 1971, there were almost 50 suppliers for fasteners used on Corvettes.
If you look at a couple of the popular Camaro and Chevelle sites you'll see that often people there are looking for the same bolts and head marks as Corvette restorers are.
Also, the large Camaro and Chevelle suppliers have many of the same fasteners and other small items that were used on many GM cars.
So I'd say a junk yard might be a source, but you'd have to judge each fastener individually to ensure it'll do the job on your Corvette.
Regards,
Alan
A friend gave me a list of GM fastener suppliers that he developed, and there are over 150 companies on it.
Just in the year I'm interested in, 1971, there were almost 50 suppliers for fasteners used on Corvettes.
10-24-2014, 07:07 AM
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Hi mft,
If you look at a couple of the popular Camaro and Chevelle sites you'll see that often people there are looking for the same bolts and head marks as Corvette restorers are.
Also, the large Camaro and Chevelle suppliers have many of the same fasteners and other small items that were used on many GM cars.
So I'd say a junk yard might be a source, but you'd have to judge each fastener individually to ensure it'll do the job on your Corvette.
Regards,
Alan
A friend gave me a list of GM fastener suppliers that he developed, and there are over 150 companies on it.
Just in the year I'm interested in, 1971, there were almost 50 suppliers for fasteners used on Corvettes.
If you look at a couple of the popular Camaro and Chevelle sites you'll see that often people there are looking for the same bolts and head marks as Corvette restorers are.
Also, the large Camaro and Chevelle suppliers have many of the same fasteners and other small items that were used on many GM cars.
So I'd say a junk yard might be a source, but you'd have to judge each fastener individually to ensure it'll do the job on your Corvette.
Regards,
Alan
A friend gave me a list of GM fastener suppliers that he developed, and there are over 150 companies on it.
Just in the year I'm interested in, 1971, there were almost 50 suppliers for fasteners used on Corvettes.