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Old 05-24-2013, 03:58 AM   #935
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Default Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour

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Originally Posted by Vic Piano View Post
Nut Tech...???

Here's a question, have any of you had success installing a Helicoil in a cage nut (see photo) for a hood hinge (on a '47 Ford) without removing the hood...??? If so... how did ya do it???
I've tried that without success. The cage nut thread wall is only as thick as the base material. You will do better by tapping to the next larger thread size even if it is metric. Paint it to match. No body will know except you.

Congrats on the CO. Good riddance to the green outhouse.
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