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Old 03-14-2019, 12:11 AM
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Default Where to get 1985 Corvette plenum hex bolts

After some exquisitely tight torx bolts I went to lose they don't have replacements anybody know of a good place to go for the hex ends I don't want torx
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Any large hardware store will carry hex or Allen head bolts in both metric and sae.
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well I'm my woman works at Lowe's she took him to work and the guy said he don't have them so I'm going to try the competitor or maybe Ace
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Are you familiar with "small pattern 12 point " cap screws? They install with standard 12 point socket wrenches, and are much stronger than Torx hd.
https://www.fastenal.com/product/fas...sExpanded=true
or:
https://www.grainger.com/search/fast...int+bolt&sst=1
or:
https://www.jegs.com/i/Moroso/710/38400/10002/-1
or:
https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/83250/10002/-1


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ACE H/W has supplied many fasteners for all my Vettes. Also, an incredible source of "everything", check out McMaster-Carr
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Are you only wanting to do 'tube to plenum' or actually 'ALL' including intake base to cylinder-head? I like HRR's suggestion of 12pt and they also have a flange-head. You'll NOT find what you want on a retail shelf mass merchandiser but knowing specifications I'd think an easy buy. You might need to do a few pieces to get appropriate lengths but I'd say doable.

You would need a mix of 3/8-16 (to cylinder-head) and M8x1.25 (for tubes)

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Old 03-14-2019, 05:07 PM
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arp sells the complete upper and lower intake, TPI sets (34 bolts total) in either stainless or chromoly black oxide, 6 or 12 point - try https://www.summitracing.com/search/...rder=Ascending - no hands on experience, and i'm assuming the uppers are metric, and the lowers fractional. a little research may be needed. then again, thought I answered this....


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