Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? I have been looking for stainless steel acorn nuts to fit the head studs but all I find are fake covers that go over the original nuts.
Does anyone sell proper acorn nuts in stainless for the flatheads head studs? Or in chromed brass? I have spent some time looking with no luck..... I guess I could make them if I really wanted too.... |
Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? I think Flathead Jack did. They are/were pricey!
Looks like Red's may have them: http://reds-headers.com/html/fh_parts.html http://reds-headers.com/html/external.html |
Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? industrial supply houses, like mc master carr. should have them. most likely have to do the polishing yourself
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Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? Like cas3 said, McMaster Carr. https://www.mcmaster.com/acorn-nuts
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Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? "General" commercial available SS will not withstand the torque values needed for flathead torques.....I have some 304SS 7-16-20 NF SS Acorn nuts (Maybe 40psi max torque) but have not and will not use them on a Flathead. With that said there "MAY BE" a company offering a "hardened" SS Acorn nut (like ARP) not sure BUT if so they will not be cheap and unless the seller can provide me with certs or mill test reports I would not trust them!!!!
NOTE: The above mentioned McMaster Carr items are the same as I have and IMO I would not recommend. Max torque value is 36ft/lb dry & 27ft/lb lubed. They are the standard commercial variety!!! |
Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? They could be OK for aluminium heads? Torque of 35 to 40 I just read somewhere?
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Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? Looks to be just over 100US for a set.
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Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? I would check with Red's and see what the torque values are for the ones they have.
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Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? Jaguar XKE head nuts work. Not Cheap. Dave Green Bay
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Save yourself tons of money and aggrivation.
Go with acorn nut covers like in the old days. |
Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? Fastenall
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Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? I'm with 19Fordy, go with the chrome plated covers and save yourself $$ and grief!! Torquing the heads is somewhat important....think I read this somewhere!
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Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? No fake nut covers for me. That just seems wrong.
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Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? They're real nut covers. 8^) Jack E/NJ
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Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? Not to mention having the proper threads. Oops, I mentioned it!
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Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? I'm running covers on my 8ba that I got from Patrick's (before he went sideways). Used a bit of silicon to make sure they stayed on. No issues and IMO they don't look like covers.
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Re: Nuts! Head nuts.... Acorn? Stainless? My local hardware store carries the covers, a dab of silicone and they have been on for 3 years with no problems.
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