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Old 02-23-2015, 12:49 AM   #24
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Default Re: Head Studs

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Originally Posted by edmondclinton View Post

Bratton's advertises correct length studs. However, judging by the pictures on their site they are the correct length but are still not made correctly in the shoulder area like Ford's original. Ford made the short unthreaded area, or shoulder, at the base of the stud, above the 3/4" threaded area, a full 7/16 inch diameter.
Which is exactly what the person that makes his living by rebuilding antique engines said.
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