1971 GMCe Lexus GS450H BMW 530e Tesla Model S Electruck  [FINISHED]

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and then it was S&K Steel Time aka SKST

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so this is the kind of remnants they have, and at first I thought this frisbie disc would work but turns out it was not sliced straight

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so then I spied this 1/2" thick by 10" wide and about 30" long plate which I had cut into two squares for a crisp Ulysses S. Grant !

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so here's some pics for you to gnaw on whilst I editing the 3rd half of the Input Shaft Lock Out video series, ISLO

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the two 1/2" plate cake
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final, final assembly will be held down with ocho M10 bolts for super strengthability, making it burn out certified
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a little EV Conversion budgetory maths

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so just when I thought Metric was nicer than [ahem] Standard I learned you all can't make up your mind on thread pitch or size or whaterver with M12s coming in, in THREEEEEE different thread sizes: 1.25, 1.50, and 1.75


People's Exhibit A.

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and here's a little price comparison of silver vs gold bolts in the same size and thread

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Silver and gold you say?..
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That's not bad for "Oh good they have it!" prices.
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I suspect they all come from China regardless of where you get them so I tend to buy my hardware from Ebay and Amazon.
That way I can buy 10 items for the local price for 2 and have spares for next time.
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on this episode we make sure: "That aint going anywhere!"


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