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Is there a set of hexhead bolts or do I get bolts and cut to proper lenght?
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not so famous bob
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we tried one that we borrowed from Jim Hale way back when , if I remember right it had factory bolts he loaned us with it ...
with our set up , it didn`t run any faster than our rat roaster ...
New to crossrams? When installing re-torque bolts several times until bolts hold. I make a project out of it, re-torque 10 times or more over 2 days. This is to compress gaskets. I check in a month or so to be safe. Excessive yes but a bolt going into a cylinder is a headache.
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What I have heard, their set is all same lenght, so...
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Yes, I understand this is important. Did you make your own set of bolts or is there a set to found with proper lenght?
I have no problem getting good quality hex head bolts and fixing it myself, just asking...
You can't make your own because they have captured flat washers. Just buy from A&A or someone else and cut 12 down to proper size.
4 3” bolts go under the plugs in the rear four holes (all the bolts in the kit will be 3") 6 2-3/4” bolts go in the carb openings, 4 2-1/2” bolts go under the four plugs in the front and and 2 2-1/4” bolts go in the exposed holes.
I prefer studs like that on the intake. The reason it won't work on a crossram is if a nut comes loose it goes into the cylinder. And then it's a very bad day.
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Guess you are right. And a lose washer when you try to get the bolt in place, may be an even bigger problem if you fumble.
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I know it's expensive and a hassle but there's just not a better way. I took 1 bolt out of the package to show the attached SEMS washer. The old Mopar part number is on there if it helps you.
Yes. Crossrams used 14 bolts like pictured above and 2 studs (like a Street Hemi) on the exposed holes. For torquing you use 16 bolts like above so you don't have to change the socket 100 times. If it's a Pebble Beach restoration you can then replace to exposed bolts with the factory studs.
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Yes, I agree.
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Yes. The 66-67 used socket head sems like cross ram, but (3) 3" and (7) 2 1/2" and 6 studs of various lengths.
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I always used Vaseline on the intake side of the gaskets ,(per Tom Hoover), never had to retorque it/them...
Never tried Vaseline on gaskets. If I do I'll check to see.
I like the captured washer bolts. When I did mine first the time 1972 didn't know about them. So I used an 1/8" rod through plug hole into bolt hole. put a washer on the rod and it dropped into hole then the bolt. Not the best like captured washers.
I'm sure going to try that next time. It would probably lessen that amount of passes that you have to make to get it torqued down also. I usually put everything together dry because I figure I will want to make some changes and I don't want to fight gasket stuff everywhere.
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