Re: [DML] Re: Trailing Arm Bolt Question

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

The original fastners were bonded into the floor in the battery 
compartment and the lockable compartment. The reason they didn't use 
bolts was the acrobatics to undo and do them up, plus the fact that the 
battery at least needs a flat floor to sit on...

Martin
#1458
#4426
and working on #2292 all weekend. Tired.

content22207 wrote:

> Are two big sheets of aluminum where rear wye spreads out. TAB's above
> them. You may end up cutting the 6 mounting bolts (riv bolts?). Were
> attached to fiberglass when new but seem to spin free with age. Plus
> are carbon steel wonderfully prone to rust (how 'bout that "rust
> proof" DeLorean!). I replaced with 1/4" stainess steel bolts and
> fender washers. Car is small enough you can reach bolt head and nut by
> yourself.
>
> Bill Robertson
> #5939