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Old 03-03-2025, 10:24 AM   #401
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Re: 1970 K20 Z62 Full Restoration

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Originally Posted by IronCanine View Post
I ran a die on the mirror elbow (which is an OE rechromed example) to clean up the threads. And boy that light chrome on the threads ate it! I guess that's why they put it on hydraulic cylinders.
Ran into the same with the threads and new nuts during my DG4 rebuild....i too thought it was just chrome slag until I found 1 note on the forum that the OEM studs are 3/8/20 NOT 16 or 24.....ODD pitch....
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