Tip to save you some money...

[lotussutol]

The one thing I am noticing while doing the build of my 55 chevy truck is that I am buying tons of nuts, bolts, and washers. If I go to the auto parts store and buy the pre packaged bolts a set of torque converter bolts could be 5 to 7 bucks. However, if I go across the street to the hardware store and buy grade 8 bolts the cost is like 2 bucks max.

I have bought so many bolts from the hardware store vs the autoparts store. The auto parts store is 3 to 10 times higher for the packaged up sets of bolts.

There have been a couple times when I did not know what size bolt I need and I have gone to the auto parts store to get the size off of the pre packaged set and then go over to the hardware store to buy.

I would guess I have saved 100 bucks or more so far between the engine/frame. I still have a lot more to buy too.

Luckily the hardware store is right across the street from the auto parts store.