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    BOLT FROM THE BLUE

    Sep 11, 2019 3 minutes
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    MODIFIED car builders will deal with three basic grades of carbon-steel bolts and screws in building the car of their dreams. For safety and reliability, it’s important to choose the proper grade and the correct installation to ensure you’re safe in your machine.

    The main grades of steel bolts and screws in both imperial and metric are shown in Table 1 (opposite page).

    BUCKET OF BOLTS

    MILD-steel bolts (also called Grade 2 or

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