Okay just to prove it's not just the 6 i can break.

A few months back i bought gas struts for the bonnet of the fat datsun. Trying to make it more like the 6

Fitting is pretty easy but i managed to shear the bolt head off when tightening the metal bit that attaches to the wing and the bottom of the gas strut attaches to.

I got a tap and die set and tried to remove to the left over bolt but that didn't work eventually just drilled it out.

But now when i go to put a new bolt in it's not holding. The hole is slightly too big.

I can't get access to the back due to the way the wing is designed or that would be easy to put a nut on the back.

What i need is a sort of rawl plug or like when i used to do server stuff cage nuts.

I'll take a photo later if any requires.

i thought i'd post here because i'm sure lots of you guys have to improvise way of securing bolts and bits. And im probably not aware of or thinking laterally for a simple solution.

Thanks

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Turned 40 and in true cliched fashion buying one of the cars of my teenage dreams!

Could you not drill and tap it the next size up?
Or would a nutsert be any use?
Pictures may help.

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Goldie the track car.

Just googled nutsert. That's a cool idea. Not sure it's worth it for me and this one off use. But ta for introducing me to that.

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Turned 40 and in true cliched fashion buying one of the cars of my teenage dreams!

Thanks. Let me go ask on the fat datsun forum how easy it is to access from below.

Because the other side of the thread has broken off, I'm not sure tapping up a size will help. But ta for the reply.

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Turned 40 and in true cliched fashion buying one of the cars of my teenage dreams!

Have a look at helicoils. You can get cheap kits on eBay and they work very well.

Cheers. There's only half the thread left this time. But that looks pretty cool and something i'm sure i will need in the future! And at least i know about it now!! Ta

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Turned 40 and in true cliched fashion buying one of the cars of my teenage dreams!

If you got enough hole depth, i had great success with Bearfix self tapping, you don't need even tap-die set
http://www.baercoil.com/en/products_bf_inserts.html


made in Germany ,very cheap and very easy to use, only the making of the countersink took little time,
after it "grab" the metal it a park walking, much better then helicoil.

other type is the speedsert
http://www.groov-pin.com/speedserts.html
and the Groov-pin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWIUE_hj6DY

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French military victories?
Did you mean French military defeats?