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Mocki wrote: 04 Feb 2021, 22:59 Well all I can say is mine are bog standard m8 35mm long with spreader plates on top with flat washers and nylock nuts , never had a engine fall out in all the years and all the vans I’ve had , and often the old nuts and bolts have been re used . 
I wouldn’t be loosing any sleep . 

Ive usually replaced them...cos they are normally so rusted to death I ham-fistedly snap them off. I've likely used exhaust bolts as replacements too. Just been outside. Engine still in back of camper. 
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chewbacca wrote: 04 Feb 2021, 22:07 Ok, so feedback from Brickwerks has confused matters for me. They have spec'd these bolts...

Set Screw - M8x1.25 / 30mm | 8.8 | ZFL

They are certainly not what I expected, not high tensile.  :?

I've also not go the plates. Can anyone find me a set of those please? My Google skills are weak tonight. lol

8.8 is high tensile, that's the correct spec

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I know it's all about what you class as being "high tensile", but I thought 8.8 meant they weren't chocolate, but nothing special, 10.9 was where it became "high tensile".

I just had a google after your post, looks like I was wrong about that. 8.8 seem to be the lower end of the high tensile bolts.  :run
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chewbacca wrote: 04 Feb 2021, 23:06 E D I T, to slow...

Replay was to maxstu...

That is very kind mate, but I'll find something local; one of my mates will have some suitable steel kicking about if I ask around.

I was just hoping to pick up the correct thing to save fabricating. I feel I've still got a long way to go to get the bus moving & making those up is wasted time.

4mm thick
25mm wide
140mm long

Hole centres approx 75mm
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Blimey, real verniers 8)
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Aidan wrote: 06 Feb 2021, 08:48
chewbacca wrote: 04 Feb 2021, 22:07 Ok, so feedback from Brickwerks has confused matters for me. They have spec'd these bolts...

Set Screw - M8x1.25 / 30mm | 8.8 | ZFL

They are certainly not what I expected, not high tensile.  :?

I've also not go the plates. Can anyone find me a set of those please? My Google skills are weak tonight. lol

8.8 is high tensile, that's the correct spec
Personally, I wouldn't use plated fasteners. 8)
 
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tobydog wrote: 06 Feb 2021, 19:51 Blimey, real verniers 8)

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Still not decided on bolts, but at least I can get some plates made up when I get time now. (Unless I find em on eBay. lol)

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tobydog wrote: 06 Feb 2021, 20:01
Aidan wrote: 06 Feb 2021, 08:48
chewbacca wrote: 04 Feb 2021, 22:07 Ok, so feedback from Brickwerks has confused matters for me. They have spec'd these bolts...

Set Screw - M8x1.25 / 30mm | 8.8 | ZFL

They are certainly not what I expected, not high tensile.  :?

I've also not go the plates. Can anyone find me a set of those please? My Google skills are weak tonight. lol

8.8 is high tensile, that's the correct spec
Personally, I wouldn't use plated fasteners. 8)

Original ones were passivated, ie plated


 

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Passivated is a different process to plating 8)
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and Zinc Flake Coating is what the automotive industry use nowadays instead of zinc chromate passivation, both are a form of zinc plating

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