<VV> VV Posts -- Lakewood tech question

[Chris & Bill Strickland]

shortle wrote:

>My '62 Monza Wagon has large chrome headed phillips sheet metal screws .
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>>From: Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com>
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>>You asked this a while ago, but I didn't get a chance to look at all until yesterday.  On the '61 shell, there are the little clips with machine thread nuts on the back.  I'm pretty sure the screws are similar to the ones that hold the battery cover, a chrome button head, but I don't know what sort of drive they are (Phillips, slotted, etc.)
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Courtesy of my really wonky internet, I get around to a reply -- I did 
find about four of the Phillips head of the right size, only to realize 
that is what is holding the trans cover on this car (it had been covered 
up by a blanket until today).

But they are only about 3/4" long -- the two slotted screws I have are 
about 1" long, and that length is necessary to reach the clip nut on the 
front of the two side covers.  These clips are all of the type for sheet 
metal screws, except the four across the back of the engine cover have 
threaded nuts on them -- however, the screws seem to fit into the nuts 
quite well, like they are made for them.

Comments?

Bill Strickland