70' k/20 first restoration help

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Originally Posted by swamp rat

I have seen builds here where none of the cross members are removed, and i have seen where all the rivets are removed and all the pieces individually sand blasted and repainted, If you do remove cross members you need to be using Grade 8 hardware to bolt it all back together, i have had little luck finding loc nuts stronger than Grade 5 but they may be out there somewhere.

The grade rating is in reference to the shear force required to break the bolt. A nit is pretty much a nut. Thatis why there is no different stampings (or any stamping at all) on a nut like there is on a bolt.