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Ok I need some help. (20th Oct 10 at 2:58pm UTC)
as some of you know i got Mikey's 63 caddy. Now i am fixing a head gasket problem and i need to get all new head bolts for it. It has a Cadillac 390 in it and it seems that nobody make a head bolt set for this motor.I have been online and called about a hundred place and i cant find any head bolts foe this thing. Now i have called APR and they want all kind of crazy measurements and its going to cost a arm and a leg to get them. I have a question....... Can i just go buy some grade 8 or higher bolts and put in there and call it a day ?? Any help would be great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Ok I need some help. (20th Oct 10 at 3:53pm UTC)
if you use standard grade 8's get them non coated. just raw steal. i looked around too and everyone says swap to a 472/500. much cheaper to build.
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Re: OK I need some help. (20th Oct 10 at 4:03pm UTC)
I am not looking to swap just yet. The motor only has maybe 3000 on a rebuild. The head did not get re torqued after break in. That why the head gasket took a shit. If i did deiced to go with a no coated grade 8 bolt should i go higher to like a 10.9 ?
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Re: Ok I need some help. (20th Oct 10 at 6:30pm UTC)
10.9 is a metric setting...if your worried ask danny for some cat bolts.
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Re: Ok I need some help. (20th Oct 10 at 6:34pm UTC)
Posted By BigToy on 20th Oct 10 at 11:30am 10.9 is a metric setting...if your worried ask danny for some cat bolts. i will have to hit him up and see what he says. The only the problem with that is i need 34 bolt and there are 4 different sizes. I will hit him up tonight.
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Re: Ok I need some help. (21st Oct 10 at 3:06am UTC)
A bolt is a bolt. If that thing is a 63 than i would say the head bolts were not torque to yeild bolts ( throw away one use bolts). I would go to fastenal all and have them match them up. there should be makings on the top of the bolt that will tell ya the grade of the bolt. Or cross refference that motor and see what else it came in and find them in the junk yard. Im sure a 63 caddy would be hard as hell to find.
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Re: Ok I need some help. (21st Oct 10 at 3:07am UTC)
Wait a minute I think my dad has one of these motors in his shop. Ill call him in the a.m
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Re: Ok I need some help. (21st Oct 10 at 5:04am UTC)
Kranker call these guys all their info is on the web-site, they may be able to help http://www.cad500parts.com/ http://www.cadillacperformanceparts.com/
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Re: Ok I need some help. (21st Oct 10 at 6:32pm UTC)
Posted By BigRob on 20th Oct 10 at 10:04pm Kranker call these guys all their info is on the web-site, they may be able to help http://www.cad500parts.com/ http://www.cadillacperformanceparts.com/ Thanks Rob but i have already called them and they had nothing for me. I even asked if they knew where to call to see if i could find them somewhere else and they said every shop they know of takes those motors out and junks them because everybody wants the 472 or the 500. I just got of the phone with a could of motor builders and they said i should be ok with a no- coated grade 8 bolt. I will be giving fastenal a call on my lunch. Thanks everybody.
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Re: Ok I need some help. (21st Oct 10 at 8:10pm UTC)
ok i got the bolts on order with fastenal. i should have them monday. thanks for all the help
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