J B Weld
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J B Weld
I`m looking for a product like J B weld, that I can put in a cavity
let it get hard and drill and tap it to hold a screw. I have used J B Weld
before, but am looking for something a little tougher. Any ideas?
Thanks
Gary
let it get hard and drill and tap it to hold a screw. I have used J B Weld
before, but am looking for something a little tougher. Any ideas?
Thanks
Gary
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What Dick said. JB Weld (2 part) is probably as good a goop as you will find for that application. Epoxies have lower strength and degrade with heat or cold. JB Weld has metal filler, so it is inherently stronger.
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From: springfield il
there were two things i always took to the track with me , duct tape and jb weld . actually drained the water out of a block that had for some odd reason cracked 'tween the freeze plugs at the track and used good ol jb to fill it in . dain thing went all year till i stuffed it into a wall with a little help and killed the car .
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If you really want a substance that is 2 part and tough, this is it. A buddy of mine used to get it from the chemical plant he worked at. I have used it to fill stripped holes, then drill and tap like new steel. I have even used it to repair a leaking A/C condensor (5 years ago, AFAIK, it's still holding)
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Gusso ,I"ve always had good results using J.B Weld, clean up the work surface on some piece of crap metal engine-part you got laying around ,mix-up a small batch ,and build a sample area..like the one your thinking of doing on your project ,and give it a whirl,.usually dries pretty fast too!! Good Luck!
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Allright Gary, I guess no one else is going to ask.
What did you break? Come on, you can tell us, we are all boneheads here and do stupid things all the time (do you think JB Weld could fix broken leaf springs?...LOL)
Bobby
What did you break? Come on, you can tell us, we are all boneheads here and do stupid things all the time (do you think JB Weld could fix broken leaf springs?...LOL)
Bobby
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Bobby,
I wasn't gonna ad my stupid two cents worth but what the hell.... I'll tell you I hit an 18 Wheeler tire shred with my previous '49 at 65 MPH that busted a bunch of my leafs. It took out the lower half of my right front Fender also.
It's all good. Replace the spring and focus on those awesome Chrysler Tail Lights...
I wasn't gonna ad my stupid two cents worth but what the hell.... I'll tell you I hit an 18 Wheeler tire shred with my previous '49 at 65 MPH that busted a bunch of my leafs. It took out the lower half of my right front Fender also.
It's all good. Replace the spring and focus on those awesome Chrysler Tail Lights...
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O K Guys,
Here is what I want to do. Back in the old days of hot rodding. We guys
would use very classy (IMHO) Large wing nuts to hold down valve covers
on 312`s. You can see them on Mummerts website in engine gallery.
Well, I bought some valve cover hold downs ( Spectre #5320 ) for ch%%y.
-for those of you familiar. they have a great looking chrome wing nut
like the ones we used to use, that fits on top of a stud. I want to fill the
cavity with something like J B Weld, drill it, tap it, and use them on my 312.
No big deal. From what everyone says J B Weld would work as well as anything.
Thanks, all, for your input.
By the way, the older original style wing nuts are not available anywhere.
Gary
Here is what I want to do. Back in the old days of hot rodding. We guys
would use very classy (IMHO) Large wing nuts to hold down valve covers
on 312`s. You can see them on Mummerts website in engine gallery.
Well, I bought some valve cover hold downs ( Spectre #5320 ) for ch%%y.
-for those of you familiar. they have a great looking chrome wing nut
like the ones we used to use, that fits on top of a stud. I want to fill the
cavity with something like J B Weld, drill it, tap it, and use them on my 312.
No big deal. From what everyone says J B Weld would work as well as anything.
Thanks, all, for your input.
By the way, the older original style wing nuts are not available anywhere.
Gary
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Gary,
Sounds like a great idea!! I agree, I think the JB Weld should hold up well.
I should have known that coming from you it would be for something cool like this and not to fix a boneheaded mistake...(take some pics when you get it all together so we can drool a bit)
Bobby
Sounds like a great idea!! I agree, I think the JB Weld should hold up well.
I should have known that coming from you it would be for something cool like this and not to fix a boneheaded mistake...(take some pics when you get it all together so we can drool a bit)
Bobby