mrandig
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For Day 5, I did get in a set of new doors, a soft top and a rear curtain. But that's about all for today. The rest of the time was spent researching, ordering, and now just waiting on parts.
However, I was able to figure out the holes where my roof rails are supposed to mount. They looked like someone went at them with a drill and then followed up with a grinder.
Then, thanks to the -24P, my "ah-ha" moment arrived; someone did just that. There used to be riv-nuts installed in these holes.
So basically, the solution here is similar, but I went with rubber well nuts instead. These should work just fine, assuming the holes aren't too dogged out and oversized. Well nuts are rubber and expand as they're tightened, versus riv-nuts, which are metal and expand using a special tool.
Unfortunately, that's were my story ends for today. The fasteners that came included with my roof rails are too short. Rather than being 10-32 x 3/4, they were 10-32 x 1/2, which isn't going to be long enough.
So, I'm now back to waiting. While the first 5 posts for working on this truck were daily, it's going to be longer now, just because of parts. It was a good run, and lots of work got accomplished, but now it's up to ebay and amazon.
However, I was able to figure out the holes where my roof rails are supposed to mount. They looked like someone went at them with a drill and then followed up with a grinder.
Then, thanks to the -24P, my "ah-ha" moment arrived; someone did just that. There used to be riv-nuts installed in these holes.
So basically, the solution here is similar, but I went with rubber well nuts instead. These should work just fine, assuming the holes aren't too dogged out and oversized. Well nuts are rubber and expand as they're tightened, versus riv-nuts, which are metal and expand using a special tool.
Unfortunately, that's were my story ends for today. The fasteners that came included with my roof rails are too short. Rather than being 10-32 x 3/4, they were 10-32 x 1/2, which isn't going to be long enough.
So, I'm now back to waiting. While the first 5 posts for working on this truck were daily, it's going to be longer now, just because of parts. It was a good run, and lots of work got accomplished, but now it's up to ebay and amazon.
