--- Keith Tanner <keith@miata.net> wrote:
>
> >Keith, drill 'em out and retap - simplest thing in the
> >world to do. Take you half an hour max.
>
> Have you looked at the reinforcement plate that's under
> there? It's a
> seriously hefty mounting point. There's already one
> broken tap stuck in the
> hole :( That's why I haven't drilled & tapped yet.
TiN coated tap....plenty of lube and the right tap drill.
I thought those were captive fasteners - been a while since
I cut up a chassis. JL is right - you could easily rotate
45 degrees and retap.
Aw, c'mon...be a guy...do it the hard way.....8*)
Seriously, you are right on the tack welds. I just don't
tend to go for the nonstandard.
ajr
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