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How Well Organized Is Your Junkyard Fastener Collection?
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Elhigh
11/15/09

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Going to the yard is better than going to C4C. At least this way, all the parts are available for takeoff and reuse. Dying of old age and being an organ donor is way better than having your heart cut out.
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Novaload
11/15/09

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Ah, weekends with Murilee. The funny, the inspiring, the awesome, and the tragic. #oldsmobilecutlass
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
11/15/09

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A sad end, but no surprise. #oldsmobilecutlass
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that ain't the way to have fun, son
11/14/09

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What's amazing is seeing one of these compared to a current-gen Civic.

This is a proper small car. The current Civic is larger than the first, and probably second, generation Accords. #1978
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Nurburgringer
11/15/09

@that ain't the way to have fun, son:
no kidding. I recently parked my '85 CRX Si next to a newish Civic Si, and the difference in bulk is striking.
2 feet longer and almost 1000lb heavier to accomplish the same task of carrying 4 people (in the Gen 1 hatch version) and providing a smart, fun drive ? Honda, really?
I guess the Fit is left to carry Soichorio's torch

[en.wikipedia.org] #1978
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mechimike
11/14/09

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The sheetmetal looks showroom fresh. I was surfing for one of these for a daily driver a few months back. But then I decided to get a Karmann Ghia instead. ;-) #1978
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Ford Tempo Fanatic
11/14/09

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100MPH speedometer? I want that in my Tempo, F-150. #1978
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Novaload
11/14/09

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Wow, it's so clean looking--wonder what catastrophe brought it to this sad impasse? Especially since it still appears to be going 4 mph. #1978
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
11/15/09

@Novaload: That junkyard is just an illusion of your dharma. You think the paint has faded, but the perfection of the Civic cannot be dimmed. #1978
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Novaload
11/15/09

@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: But it can be crushed, Grasshopper, it can be crushed, just like the hopes of the man looking for cheap transportation and finding a black hole of debt. #1978
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
11/15/09

@Novaload: But if you do, it will return as the Geely of your night terrors. Beware what you do. #1978
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Novaload
11/15/09

@Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: I was going to make a terrible pun on the old song, and write "Geely of my dreams, I abhor you..." but I'll refrain. Ooops! "Refrain." LOL. Sorry. My bad. #1978
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FrankGrimes
11/14/09

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holy Crap someone buy this and drop it in a mailbox for me! #1978
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Turboner
11/09/09

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No organization whatsoever is the way to go. Banjo bolts and castle nuts produce strange offspring, however... #howto
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Jimmy-Pribble
11/08/09

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Each box is 4 x 2 per drawer. This is an old photo, so the collection has grown. Pre-sorted stuff ends-up in peanut butter jars, until the OCD kicks-in and then out comes the label maker. #howto
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Rupunzell
11/08/09

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Not just the Mazda team, I sort thru those Aerospace company floor sweeping too. With the help of a proper set of AN/MS/NAS/NA and PB fastner, SPS, Boeing listings..you can figure out what ya got and where these bit are best used. This is by far one of the best ways to use all aero spec fasteners in your favorite project.

It also really helps to know what one should use in a given application and knowing what aerospace bits you have in hand. #howto
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Turboner
11/09/09

@Rupunzell: The semiconductor industry is a great source for quality fasteners, as well. If it's good enough for a class 10 cleanroom, it's good enough to drive through snow and gravel. #howto
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
11/08/09

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This reminds me, I've heard stories about how one of the more prominent Mazda road racers used to by barrels of the floor sweepings from Lockheed to get AN and grade 8 fasteners. It was the cheapest way by far to get the stuff, but did require some time to sort. #howto
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
11/08/09

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Most of them are somewhere in the basement. That's about as close as I get. I really need to at least get the big bucket. #howto
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Alfisted
11/08/09

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I'm about where Murilee is - sort by fastener type but not size. Seems to strike a nice balance between investment in time up front and making an effort only when something is needed.

I apologize for going off topic but this seems like the right crew to ask - Does anyone have a source for Euro style hose clamps - the kind that don't have the sharp edges that can chew up a hose? #howto
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
11/08/09

@Alfisted: Mcmaster.com

McMaster-Carr has just about everything, in stock even. They aren't cheap though, $4-5 each. #howto
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electricarchie
11/09/09

@P161911 probably shoudn't have: I had to go to the mcmaster warehouse in Jersey once to pick up an order. It's quite seriously five times the size of your average neighborhood home depot... from where the will call counter was I could only see aisles 30-125, and they went on and on and on... #howto
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P161911 probably shoudn't have
11/09/09

@electricarchie: At work, if I get the order in before noon I have the stuff by the end of the day. If it is the afternoon, it ships that day UPS and arrives the next morning. They have courier rates based on how many hours you need to get the stuff in. 98% of the stuff they have in stock. It is amazing. #howto
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dculberson
11/09/09

@P161911 probably shoudn't have: I had to rebuild my elliptical machine (exercise equipment) at home and the bushings I needed were not carried by the manufacturer. Mcmaster not only had them in stock, they had Super Oilite bushings for $1.29/ea! Hellll yeah! #howto
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Turboner
11/09/09

@Alfisted: Look for T-bolt clamps, they almost always have the rolled edges. Try looking at online performance shops for import turbo cars. Nobody likes to tear those expensive, pretty, and garishly colored silicone hoses and couplers when running 25+psi. #howto
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ppiddy
11/09/09

@P161911 probably shoudn't have: Even at my residential address, delivery is always next day for shipping rates that are less than most place's UPS ground rates. And their web site is effin' AWESOME. #howto
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Rupunzell
11/08/09

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I don't keep "junk yard" or used fasteners around. If they pass the float test, then they might get a second chance.

I do keep new, known quality, graded metric fasteners in stock organized by size, length, grade and such in a compartment box. If you cannot find it, it is no different than not having it. The time wasted searching thru a bucket of junk bolts is a time waster with possibly deadly results.

For imperial standard or "SAE" standard, aircraft fasteners are generally used over 90% of the time. If the fastener is a speciality item like flywheel bolts, con rod bolts or diff ring gear bolts, it's ARP or known new stock fastness that will not fail.

I keep the thread, protectors that are supplied with aero-spec bolts on the bolt until they are put to use. A small nick, scratch or bump can cause a bolt failure.

You see, I don't like anything falling off road or race cars under ANY condition unless the car hits something extremely solid and extremely hard.

The "lowly" fastener is almost always taken for granted as a cheap bit that needs no real consideration, but the science of fastening and jointing is actually very complex to do properly.

I take this business of fastening stuff together very, very seriously...in the same way the Aerospace or similar industries do. your or your race driver's life depends on this...

Don't take these little bits of shaped metal for granted or they can kill you.

Carroll Smith wrote a series of good books on this topic, read them and take what is written seriously.. There are also a number of mechanical engineering books that are equally good. #howto
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