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    Senior Member MBB Larry's Avatar
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    Body to Frame Attachment

    Looking for Advise and Options for installing the Body to the Frame. Rivnuts?? I have a Gen. 2 Frame and Body. Was thinking Rivnuts would be better for removing and installing multiple times.
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    Rivnuts would work at the firewall, I drilled and tapped the frame along the side at the door sills and used a speed nut / clip on the rear where the bolt goes through from the outside of the rear wheel well.
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    Drill and tap works fine for multiple uses on the hot rod tubing. Trust me, I think i have the forum record for the most assembly / disassembly cycles on the same car (except for the build school mule).

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    If you use rivenuts on the fiberglass use the type designed for plastics, no other rivnut holds anywhere near as good as these. I get mine from McMaster-Carr: https://www.mcmaster.com/97217A376

    For drilling and tapping into the tubing I like 10-32 as you get a bit more thread engagement on the thin wall tubing. Remember, if using SS fasteners you need some form of lube or better yet, never-seize.
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