The 'E' Type Forum

Having trouble finding these with the correct deep throat.



Easy to find ones with about 3/8" edge-to-centre spacing, but these 5/8" ones were used in many places on my 1962 car and I haven't found a Usual Suspect that has them.



Where do people buy / source these please ?



Seen here, under-dash knee panel fixings, lower edge.

Hi Rory,
If you Google "Bresco-Spire nuts", they have a pretty good selection, various sizes and edge set-backs, I've always found what I needed there......
Regards,
Norman

Hi Rory...SNG do have different sizes....you just need to look up the part number for the ones you need..can all be found by looking at the various diagrams on there site

Hi Rory,
I had exactly the same problem on my 62 FHC with the lower front bulkhead clips and found a supplier here in Melbourne, Australia with the correct items that fit perfectly
The company is Rare Spares web address is http://www.rarespares.net.au and enter NU0002 into the search engine which will bring up the product which is of good quality and zinc plated.

Cheers
Ian Wilkins
Melbourne, Australia

Rory, will any of these work?
https://www.lasaero.com/site/products/a ... =U00OKAGZV

A great source for hardware, a bit more expensive as they are of aircraft standard, but one advantage of buying your nuts and bolts from them is they come cadmium plated

Geoff

Thanks to everyone ; Bresco say "deep" but not how deep, the Aero lot stops at 0.50" whereas the Jag one is 5/8", and Melbourne sounds lovely as a last resort !

Have asked Bresco for some sizes, and as SNGB are being super-reactive over the complains aired elsewhere (about clutch-bottles) I'll ask them too ............

Rory...also known as U nuts http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Speed-Fastene ... 2352260488

Have you tried Richard Smith?

No, David, never used him to date - what's the speciality ?

SNGB have them as BD86331 here, and have confirmed the 5/8" throat :

http://www.sngbarratt.com/PartSearchRes ... no=BD86331



These will probably work but are clunkier than the originals at 15mm x 30mm instead of 11.2mm x 24mm, and they are of the U-type instead of the J type, AND they don't self-locate.



Bosco have them here, SNU1561, 5/8" throat confirmed, to suit #8 screws, and the sizes are better ; it is still a "U" type and not a "J" type but, critically, it does appear to have the indent that makes it self-locating :

http://www.bresco.com/acatalog/-U--nut- ... tml#SID=86

I'll order some and find out. And have contacted Richard Smith.

Bump for above, after the update.

Delivered : these supplied by Bresco are indeed as close to identical as matters, self-locating and exactly the same size as the original.

http://www.bresco.com/acatalog/-U--nut- ... tml#SID=86