Need help sourcing part - tank strap stud

[TIGwelder]

66 Coronet

Fuel tank strap stud. NOS #2660872
I see straight ones listed on EVERY site, but they look nothing like what I took off the car.

Has anybody seen this available anywhere?

 

[TIGwelder]

Found this searching around

http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/showthread.php?t=3162

 

[mac68]

how about making one w/ a bolt and a torch?

 

[TIGwelder]

how about making one w/ a bolt and a torch?

Yeah, it's looking that way. Or a 3/8 eye bolt opened up like suggested in the thread linked above.

I figured if I could find one, I'd order it. Waiting on other parts anyways.

 

[chrisd]

Hey tig, here are the pictures

 

[ga66mopar]

I had the same problem finding a new J-bolt last summer. I never found anyone that repops the 66-67 b-body j-bolt. I finally had to go to a junkyard and carefully remove one.

 

[TIGwelder]

I'm just going to make a new one from a bolt. That way I know it's strength.

 

[Cranky]

I've got a 67 out back that I'm parting out. Tank is still in it but it shouldn't be too hard to make one. How bout one made from Stainless Steel?

 

[daredevil]

with a handle like tig welder why not weld a piece of a 3/8 bolt on there and run a die down it to thread the welded splice.

 

[TIGwelder]

I'll find a bolt that's partially threaded, bend it and then cut off the bolt head and Tig weld a heavy washer or two to the end.

I'm currently not fabricating at a shop anymore and my Tig is on loan to a friend. Industrial and then ornamental fabrication was what I was doing until about 3 years ago then the market fell out. We have the 2nd worse economy in the country from what I hear.

I still have a welding shop I can work on projects at, but it's a bit of a ride...and point and click was easier ;)

 

[daredevil]

I hear ya. I stripped 2 66s in the last couple years and went out and searched my bolt drawers but I guess I didnt save any. 30 minutes later and no luck. Was hoping to do a fellow 66 net guy a favor. Sorry, heres my 66

 

[Cranky]

I've got a 67 out back that I'm parting out. Tank is still in it but it shouldn't be too hard to make one. How bout one made from Stainless Steel?

:glasses6:

 

[TIGwelder]

Daredevil, Never seen one painted orange and it looks great. Update your gallery with some more pics.

That photo is deceiving. With all the orange..it appears as if the carb is floating in thin air! lol

 

[TIGwelder]

How to make a '66 gas tank strap hook ( fuel tank strap stud )

As suggested in one of the threads I read, I went looking for an eye bolt and found the perfect candidate. Size of eye was almost perfect.

Parts from Home Depot:
Lehigh Brand - Part #7135 - 3/8" Stainless Steel Eyebolt with Nut
(3) 1/4" SS Flat Washers
(1) 3/8" SS Nut ( to lock with other nut )

-Trimmed eye to correct length for hook area.
-Welded (3) 1/4" SS washers on end filling inside with weld
-Then bent the section between hook and threads slightly. In the one photo you can see which way it needs to bend to look like the original part
- You may want to wait until after install to trim to length. Even making it a little longer..it was still tough go get going

Edit: Eyebolt only around $3.30

 

[daredevil]

damn that looks good