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Ralph Moore · 05-31-2015, 04:37 PM

Been trying to put chrome acorns on my head bolts, and I'm having a heck of a time. They are all going on difficult, no foil needed, but some are splitting, and there's one bolt in particular that I've destroyed two acorn nuts on.
I'm using a piece of UHMV as to not dent the nuts. Is there any easy way to do this?

oldskool · 05-31-2015, 04:45 PM

are you sure you have the correct size acorn nuts they should be 11/16 but they come in 5/8 9/16 as well. try them on a 5/8 bolt and see

Ralph Moore · 05-31-2015, 07:15 PM

My head bolts are new 11/16" from Van Pelts. Nuts must be same cause I tried them on a 5/8" bolt, way too loose.
Chrome acorn Nuts are from Speedway.

bchrismer · 05-31-2015, 07:43 PM

Interested to see your solution, because the ones that I got from Speedway are too tight to fit without the use of semi-destructive install methods.

jake197000 · 05-31-2015, 08:16 PM

how about using covers.

TJ · 05-31-2015, 08:46 PM

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The little Chinese guy that made them forgot we don't use the metric system.

Bassman/NZ · 05-31-2015, 09:01 PM

I destroyed a Speedway set. I bought a set from another supplier and they were perfect. I hold them on with a dab of silicone.

f1builder · 05-31-2015, 09:17 PM

i just use a bit of electrical tape to cover the stud and overlap a little bit and they snug right up and stay on and are easy to pop off.

f1builder · 05-31-2015, 09:17 PM

i meant cover the stud bold nut (early v8).

Ralph Moore · 05-31-2015, 09:20 PM

I'm not having a problem with them falling off, but going on the first place.
Bassman, do you remember where you got them from?

Ralph Moore · 05-31-2015, 11:49 PM

PITA, but I took a dremel tool and carved them out a bit( still tough going on),
Gee I only have 24 more to go

I would like a source for some proper fitting ones though, then I can take all these to the firing range and have fun with my .22!

Graeme / New Zealand · 06-01-2015, 02:10 AM

I just gave them a tweak from one side too the other with a set of "nut F**Kers" (multi grips) on the open end. This hardly marks them. Now they're tight enough to stay on but easy enough to pull off if you have to.

GB

Bassman/NZ · 06-01-2015, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Moore

I'm not having a problem with them falling off, but going on the first place.
Bassman, do you remember where you got them from?

I think they were Macs.... my memory's not too good these days.....

dean333 · 06-01-2015, 09:37 AM

I didn't like mine, gave away a whole bag. I prefer the stock original look on the whole car.....36 Fordoor.

zzlegend · 06-01-2015, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Moore

I'm not having a problem with them falling off, but going on the first place.
Bassman, do you remember where you got them from?

Ralph, I had a first set that went on just nice and snug. Don't remember where I bought them. I just installed a second set on another engine that slide on and off easily. I had to put a dab of silicone on them to hold them in place. This is where I got them, if this helps you. Just my 2 cents.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flathead-for...item43dd4a3864

deuce_roadster · 06-01-2015, 10:43 AM

The ones that came with my ARP studs work perfectly and are deep enough they don't bottom out. These are not caps but actual acorn nuts.

flatheadmurre · 06-01-2015, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zzlegend

Ralph, I had a first set that went on just nice and snug. Don't remember where I bought them. I just installed a second set on another engine that slide on and off easily. I had to put a dab of silicone on them to hold them in place. This is where I got them, if this helps you. Just my 2 cents.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Flathead-for...item43dd4a3864

If you dont like Epray you find him at offyonline.com

Angledrive · 06-01-2015, 04:27 PM

Speedway nut covers are plastic and do not work very well. Buy a set of chrome steel nut covers from Bob Drake and you will be happy.

Ralph Moore · 06-14-2015, 11:22 AM

Update in the acorns. My Speedway ones were metal, but fit was terrible.
Took ZZLegend and flatheadmurre's advice and ordered from Offyonline.
Worked great! Tiny bit of silicone, and I did one side in about five minutes!
Now I wish I had ordered his intake set.

lonewolf · 06-24-2015, 02:42 PM

Another quality speedway product......i quit buying ANYTHING that is speedway brand they make nothing but crap....i try not to buy from them period..but to each his own

05-31-2015, 04:37 PM	#1
Ralph Moore Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 1,470	Secret to acorn nuts? Been trying to put chrome acorns on my head bolts, and I'm having a heck of a time. They are all going on difficult, no foil needed, but some are splitting, and there's one bolt in particular that I've destroyed two acorn nuts on. I'm using a piece of UHMV as to not dent the nuts. Is there any easy way to do this?

05-31-2015, 04:45 PM	#2
oldskool Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: shirley ny Posts: 992	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? are you sure you have the correct size acorn nuts they should be 11/16 but they come in 5/8 9/16 as well. try them on a 5/8 bolt and see

05-31-2015, 07:15 PM	#3
Ralph Moore Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 1,470	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? My head bolts are new 11/16" from Van Pelts. Nuts must be same cause I tried them on a 5/8" bolt, way too loose. Chrome acorn Nuts are from Speedway.

05-31-2015, 07:43 PM	#4
bchrismer Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 80	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? Interested to see your solution, because the ones that I got from Speedway are too tight to fit without the use of semi-destructive install methods. __________________ HotRodHundred.com Reliability Runs It's about the drive!!! StreetRodder.Net The FUN is in the RUN!!!

05-31-2015, 08:16 PM	#5
jake197000 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 356	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? how about using covers.

05-31-2015, 08:46 PM	#6
TJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napa,California Posts: 6,773	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The little Chinese guy that made them forgot we don't use the metric system.

05-31-2015, 09:01 PM	#7
Bassman/NZ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napier, New Zealand Posts: 2,001	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? I destroyed a Speedway set. I bought a set from another supplier and they were perfect. I hold them on with a dab of silicone.

05-31-2015, 09:17 PM	#8
f1builder Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 554	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? i just use a bit of electrical tape to cover the stud and overlap a little bit and they snug right up and stay on and are easy to pop off.

05-31-2015, 09:17 PM	#9
f1builder Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 554	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? i meant cover the stud bold nut (early v8).

05-31-2015, 09:20 PM	#10
Ralph Moore Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 1,470	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? I'm not having a problem with them falling off, but going on the first place. Bassman, do you remember where you got them from? Last edited by Ralph Moore; 05-31-2015 at 11:51 PM.

05-31-2015, 11:49 PM	#11
Ralph Moore Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 1,470	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? PITA, but I took a dremel tool and carved them out a bit( still tough going on), Gee I only have 24 more to go I would like a source for some proper fitting ones though, then I can take all these to the firing range and have fun with my .22!

06-01-2015, 02:10 AM	#12
Graeme / New Zealand Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lower Hutt , New Zealand Posts: 2,167	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? I just gave them a tweak from one side too the other with a set of "nut F*Kers" (multi grips) on the open end. This hardly marks them. Now they're tight enough to stay on but easy enough to pull off if you have to. GB __________________ "you can't make honey out of dog sht" "You're a long time looking at the lid"

06-01-2015, 09:37 AM	#14
dean333 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Shorewood Illinois Posts: 1,062	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? I didn't like mine, gave away a whole bag. I prefer the stock original look on the whole car.....36 Fordoor. __________________ Tim Carlig

06-01-2015, 10:43 AM	#16
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 4,043	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? The ones that came with my ARP studs work perfectly and are deep enough they don't bottom out. These are not caps but actual acorn nuts.

06-01-2015, 04:27 PM	#18
Angledrive Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lakeland Florida Posts: 310	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? Speedway nut covers are plastic and do not work very well. Buy a set of chrome steel nut covers from Bob Drake and you will be happy.

06-14-2015, 11:22 AM	#19
Ralph Moore Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 1,470	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? Update in the acorns. My Speedway ones were metal, but fit was terrible. Took ZZLegend and flatheadmurre's advice and ordered from Offyonline. Worked great! Tiny bit of silicone, and I did one side in about five minutes! Now I wish I had ordered his intake set.

06-24-2015, 02:42 PM	#20
lonewolf Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 496	Re: Secret to acorn nuts? Another quality speedway product......i quit buying ANYTHING that is speedway brand they make nothing but crap....i try not to buy from them period..but to each his own