Installed my new fuel rails as a first step in the fuel system revamp. Didn’t have any hardware so I decided to modify some stud/bolts to work. They had captured washers that didn’t fit the rails so I had to create this travesty:
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In the process I managed to strip the threads in one of the holes.
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After a trip to the hardware store for a M6x1.0 tap and some new hardware I had it all cinched up.
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Fore fuel rails, stainless fittings and stainless hardware:
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Now that I’m doing this again, I’ll try to clean the wiring up even more than before.
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Left it here in the middle of pulling the fuel pressure sensor wiring back through the harness since I’ll be using it now. Decided to tackle a project on the truck, which whipped my ass.
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I’m going to replace all of that old hardware for the alternator mount with stainless bolts soon. For about $1.25 per bolt/washer, why not?