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Author: Subject: Nylon bolts for saving weight
FuryRebuild

posted on 25/1/16 at 10:55 PM Reply With Quote
I went for one of these and I had to import it, so not exactly locost.

However, the advantages were many:


  1. The unreliable handbrake mechansism was gone for good
  2. it fits right under the prop shaft, so the mass is moved to a better place
  3. It can pull a hell of a force, so it won't be an MOT issue
  4. It removes the handbrake from the passenger footwell, so life is a little more comfy
  5. unlike an extra calliper, it doesn't add to unsprung weight






When all you have is a hammer, everything around you is a nail.

www.furyrebuild.co.uk

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Neville Jones

posted on 26/1/16 at 12:39 PM Reply With Quote
If you are after nylon, plastic in general bits and pieces then you might give Essentra a try.

I'm not advocating plastic bolts as such, but everything has its uses.

Permabond have a lot more than the product mentioned above and a chat to their technical guy can be very helpful. I've been using their stuff since 1990. Unfortunately, a good many of the really good adhesives they formulated got dropped when the company split.

Gurit have a couple of good epoxy adhesives as well, used in raceboat building.

Cheers,
Nev.

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