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Bolt on wings

Postby mactat2 » Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:06 am

Hi, has anyone bolted their wings on instead of welding them on? if so what did you use, spire nuts or riv nuts? any pics would be great to see location etc
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Re: Bolt on wings

Postby Fred Dukes » Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:30 am

The Baron has bolt on wings and it looks like Spire bolts. If I can get some pics I will put them up
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Re: Bolt on wings

Postby mactat2 » Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:39 am

Great stuff thanks Fred :D
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Re: Bolt on wings

Postby 1972nail » Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:11 am

My GRP Old Nail front wings are bolted on. I just used stainless M6 bolts, nuts and large washers. I bedded the wings on a thin neoprene sponge strip.
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Re: Bolt on wings

Postby mactat2 » Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:22 pm

Hi David, how you doing? how many bolts did you end up using? just trying to work out the best way of doing it, so i have a little adjustment?
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Re: Bolt on wings

Postby hbr341 » Sun Apr 12, 2020 4:54 pm

Hi
I bolted the wings onto my GT 10 years ago when I restored it along the top in the channels I used dome headed bolts looks good and nobody notices only visible when the bonnet is open the reason I did it that way was that I didn't want to burn the paint off under the edges where they touch the inner wings.

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